Crime in Prestatyn
Recorded crime in Prestatyn is 0.9 times the Denbighshire average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 36%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Prestatyn: about 13,469 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −36%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Denbighshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Prestatyn.
Crime over 5 years
Down 36% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Prestatyn, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Denbighshire average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 93 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 77% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 77% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 26 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Denbighshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Denbighshire council area, not only Prestatyn. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 51 | 0.52 | Down 16% |
| Cars broken into | 71 | 0.72 | Up 11% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 528 | 5.4 | Down 19% |
| Burglary of homes | 155 | 1.6 | Up 24% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in LL19
In LL19, the postcode district at the centre of Prestatyn, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 774 | 6% | 8% | 64% | 13% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 251 | 22% | 4% | 16% | 51% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 135 | 3% | 1% | 30% | 55% | 11% |
| Public order | 120 | 4% | 4% | 46% | 34% | 12% |
| Other theft | 98 | 2% | 3% | 29% | 47% | 19% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 10% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 45.5 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.9 |
| Other theft | 6.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.1 |
| Public order | 9.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 10.2 |
Postcode districts in Prestatyn
Nearby towns
Council: Denbighshire
Questions about crime in Prestatyn
- Is Prestatyn a safe place to live?
- Prestatyn scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Denbighshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Prestatyn?
- Down 36% over 5 years, from 1,448 recorded crimes a year to 921.
- What is the most common crime in Prestatyn?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 46 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Prestatyn compare with Denbighshire?
- Crime severity in Prestatyn is 0.9 times the Denbighshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Prestatyn?
- In LL19, the postcode district at the centre of Prestatyn, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 29% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Prestatyn?
- In Denbighshire, the council area Prestatyn is in, the police recorded 51 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.5 per 1,000 residents, down 16% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Prestatyn?
- 528 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Denbighshire, the council area Prestatyn is in, 5.4 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Prestatyn last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Denbighshire, the council area Prestatyn is in, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.