City · Denbighshire
Crime in St Asaph
How much crime is recorded in St Asaph, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,613 (2024)
How safe is St Asaph
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in St Asaph, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
St AsaphNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.