Prestatyn Meliden ward · Denbighshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 16% here, compared with 20% across Denbighshire (4.5 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 28.5% here, compared with 30.4% across Denbighshire (1.9 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 18.8% here, compared with 19.9% across Denbighshire (1 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Prestatyn Meliden ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
121 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 117 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Prestatyn Meliden ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Prestatyn Meliden
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
8
1
October 2024
10
1
November 2024
7
0
December 2024
7
0
January 2025
10
1
February 2025
3
0
March 2025
18
1
April 2025
15
2
May 2025
5
4
June 2025
7
1
July 2025
18
8
August 2025
9
5
September 2025
12
5
October 2025
10
2
November 2025
13
0
December 2025
9
2
January 2026
8
0
February 2026
9
1
March 2026
9
1
April 2026
10
2
May 2026
8
5
June 2026
9
4
July 2026
8
3
August 2026
16
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Prestatyn Meliden
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
70
criminal damage arson
15
public order
13
other crime
10
other theft
5
shoplifting
3
drugs
2
burglary
2
vehicle crime
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
