April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LL12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LL12 recorded 140 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.46 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.7% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring42.72 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment140 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 21.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

140
trending_down -15.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

42.72per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

985

Within LL12 district

Wrexham

40,425

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
The Hawthorns Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Cromar Crescent Map
total: 4 Other crime: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Grange Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Kingstown Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Ffordd Maelor Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Pen-Y-Bryn Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1
3
Miners Park Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Other crime: 1
3
Bron Alyn Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
140 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
42
30.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
39
27.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
17
12.1%
Shoplifting
12
8.6%
Public Order
10
7.1%
Other Crime
8
5.7%
Other Theft
5
3.6%
Burglary
5
3.6%
Drug Offences
2
1.4%

Crime Analysis: LL12

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LL12 at 30.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (27.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LL12 has risen sharply — by 21.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LL12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -15.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +21.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.5%

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