Crime Rate in Penycae, ward

Penycae has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 1700th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penycae in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Wrexham district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penycae’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penycae ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Delfryn. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.