Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatsheaf Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gwersyllt North , and the 145th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in Wrexham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatsheaf Lane (LL11 4DS) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Gwersyllt North average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Lane (LL11 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamlington Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatsheaf Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hamlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hamlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Yr-Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryn Bach Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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