Crime Rate in Acton and Maesydre, ward

Acton and Maesydre has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 1362nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Acton and Maesydre in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Wrexham district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Acton and Maesydre’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 258 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Acton and Maesydre ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Powell Road, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oak Drive (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.