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Crime in LL19 8

How much crime is recorded in LL19 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Denbighshire
Region
Wales
Population
10,729 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LL19 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL19 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

LL19 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.64.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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