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Crime in Rhyl

794 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Rhyl between May 2026 to June 2026. North Wales Police logged an outcome for 365 of them.

74% of other theft cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences339up 4%19%
Anti-social behaviour139down 17%n/a
Public order72down 40%25%
Criminal damage and arson54down 20%54%
Shoplifting49too fewtoo few
Other theft45too few74%
Drugs31too fewtoo few
Burglary24too fewtoo few
Other crime18too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft7too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons7too fewtoo few
Vehicle crime5too fewtoo few
Robbery2too fewtoo few
Theft from the person2too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Parking Area46
  2. Brookes Avenue14
  3. Bus/coach Station13
  4. Market Street10
  5. River Street10
  6. Elwy Street9
  7. Nightclub8
  8. Stryd Bodfor8

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Ffordd Las16
  2. Parking Area14
  3. Sussex Street13
  4. Stryd Bodfor6
  5. Heol Clwyd5
  6. Maes Emlyn5
  7. Rhodfa Gorllewin5
  8. Glanglasfor3

Public order

  1. Parking Area20
  2. Market Street4
  3. River Street4
  4. Clwyd Avenue3
  5. Nightclub3
  6. Brookes Avenue2
  7. Bus/coach Station2
  8. Glanglasfor2

Criminal damage and arson

  1. Parking Area5
  2. Brookes Avenue4
  3. Brighton Road3
  4. Butterton Road3
  5. Heol Clwyd3
  6. Kings Avenue2
  7. River Street2
  8. Sports/recreation Area2

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