Postcode district · Prestatyn
Crime in LL19
How much crime is recorded in LL19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 25,825 (2024)
LL19Postcode district · Prestatyn
How safe is LL19
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL19, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
LL19National
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Shoplifting7.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.