Crap Towns / Rhyl / Crime

How much crime is there in Rhyl?

The police recorded 165 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Rhyl from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.2 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 86.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 169, up from 163 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	163	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	163	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	169	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	86.0	34.1
Shoplifting	16.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	15.3	7.0
Public order	13.7	6.6
Other theft	9.5	5.4
Drugs	7.0	2.4
Burglary	4.9	3.1
Other crime	3.9	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.6	0.5
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rhyl	–	165
Colwyn Bay	17.8 km	106
Holywell	17.7 km	105
Kinmel Bay	3.3 km	98.9
Denbigh	14.9 km	90.0
Prestatyn	4.8 km	80.8
Abergele	8.2 km	71.2
Bagillt	18.1 km	67.2
Hoylake	20.9 km	50.6
West Kirby	21.3 km	37.6
Meols	23.3 km	25.2
The typical town	–	76.2