Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm 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.
View Crime In Llay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dolydd Carlton | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannister Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Meadow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Court | Under investigation |
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