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Crime in Denbighshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,782crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-2%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Llanarmon yn Iâllowest rate1.6 per 1,000 a year
67.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Rhuddlan (-22%), Prestatyn (-10%) and Denbigh (-8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1RhylLL18 · 27,911 residents 209.7▲ 5%violence
2BodelwyddanLL18 · 2,092 residents 166.3▼ 12%violence
3LlanfwrogLL15 · 1,978 residents 163.8▼ 17%violence
4LlangollenLL20 · 4,026 residents 124.2▲ 20%anti-social behaviour
5DenbighLL16 · 7,823 residents 118.6▼ 8%violence
6MelidenLL19 · 2,002 residents 109.9▼ 19%violence
7RuthinLL15 · 5,702 residents 91.9▼ 2%violence
8PrestatynLL19 · 18,412 residents 80.4▼ 10%violence
9St AsaphLL17 · 3,484 residents 67.7▼ 19%violence
10RhuddlanLL18 · 7,746 residents 64▼ 22%violence
11DyserthLL18 · 5,003 residents 62.4▼ 11%violence
12TrefnantLL16 · 1,817 residents 55▲ 92%violence
13HenllanLL16 · 1,704 residents 16.4–violence
14TremeirchionLL17 · 1,655 residents 9.7–violence
15LlandyrnogLL16 · 2,239 residents 8.9▼ 50%violence
16ClawddnewyddLL15 · 1,633 residents 2.4–theft
17Llanarmon yn IâlCH7 · 2,432 residents 1.6–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Denbighshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Llanarmon yn Iâl, Clawddnewydd, Llandyrnog, Tremeirchion and Henllan.

Which areas of Denbighshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Rhyl, Bodelwyddan, Llanfwrog, Llangollen and Denbigh.

Is crime going up or down in Denbighshire?

Across Denbighshire, 2,782 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.