Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eighth Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gwersyllt East , and the 147th 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 Eighth Avenue (LL12 0SE) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Gwersyllt East average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eighth Avenue (LL12 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Chweched Rhodfa. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gwersyllt East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chweched Rhodfa | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eighth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seventh Avenue | Under investigation |
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