Total Crime Rate
72.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gwersyllt East , and the 160th highest crime rate of 414 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 Market Square (LL12 0SA) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Gwersyllt East average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Square (LL12 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pumed Rhodfa, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llay Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannister Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
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