Total Crime Rate

413.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 413.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatsheaf Lane area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Gwersyllt North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatsheaf Lane (LL11 4DU) in the last 12 months was 413.0 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% higher than the Gwersyllt North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Lane (LL11 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatsheaf Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Bach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol-Yr-Eglwys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mold Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Bach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Second Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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