Crime Rate in Ponciau, ward

Ponciau has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 2220th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ponciau in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Wrexham district average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ponciau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ponciau ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Allt Y Gwter (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.