Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Gresford East and West , and the 140th lowest 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 Elm Walk (LL12 0UE) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Gresford East and West average (30.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Walk (LL12 0UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dolydd Carlton, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryn Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolydd Carlton
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ninth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannister Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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