Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watts Dyke area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gwersyllt East , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in Wrexham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watts Dyke (LL12 0PY) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Gwersyllt East average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Dyke (LL12 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Tree Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watts Dyke area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treweryn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penderyn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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