LL18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Rhyl, Rhuddlan and Kinmel Bay, in Denbighshire and Conwy.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LL18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LL18, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LL18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LL18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LL18 at a rate of 161.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.5 per 1,000 people across LL.
In August 2026 alone, 675 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LL18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,049), anti-social behaviour (1,205) and other crime (1,100).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LL18 was 156.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in LL18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LL18 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in LL18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conwy 005A | 1,488 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Conwy 005B | 1,478 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| Conwy 005C | 1,522 | 128.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Conwy 005D | 1,417 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Denbighshire 004A | 1,540 | 123.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 45.1% |
| Denbighshire 004B | 1,485 | 48.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.5% |
| Denbighshire 004C | 1,627 | 152.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.4% |
| Denbighshire 004D | 1,720 | 273.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.3% |
| Denbighshire 004E | 1,670 | 1,035.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.8% |
| Denbighshire 004F | 1,524 | 373.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.3% |
| Denbighshire 006A | 1,997 | 232.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.4% |
| Denbighshire 006B | 1,773 | 211.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.0% |
| Denbighshire 006C | 1,796 | 104.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Denbighshire 008A | 1,282 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.7% |
| Denbighshire 008B | 1,719 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.4% |
| Denbighshire 009A | 2,092 | 194.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.0% |
| Denbighshire 009B | 1,291 | 128.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 56.5% |
| Denbighshire 009C | 1,572 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Denbighshire 009D | 1,426 | 107.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| Denbighshire 017A | 1,332 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Denbighshire 017B | 1,636 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Denbighshire 017C | 1,304 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Denbighshire 017D | 1,335 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.9% |
| Denbighshire 017E | 1,537 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Denbighshire 017F | 1,920 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Denbighshire 017G | 2,298 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
MPs for LL18
- Gill GermanLabourMP for Clwyd North91% of LL18’s postcodes
- Becky GittinsLabourMP for Clwyd East8.7% of LL18’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LL186
Postcode sectors in LL187
Councils LL18 covers2
Towns in LL182
Postcode districts next to LL184
Nearest rail stations1
More in the LL postcode area2
LL18 in brief
LL18 is a postcode district covering Rhyl, Rhuddlan and Kinmel Bay, in Denbighshire and Conwy.
About 43,060 people lived in LL18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £184,500 in 2025 across 601 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 161.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LL18 was £184,500 in 2025.
LL18 had 42,043 usual residents at the census.
In LL18, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LL18, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.