Total Crime Rate
122.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Erw Las area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Acton and Maesydre , and the 84th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Erw Las (LL12 7EE) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Acton and Maesydre average (117.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Erw Las (LL12 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hawthorns, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossways (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wrexham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glan Aber | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingstown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossways | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Churton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Maelor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ffordd Montgomery | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkleigh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Avon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingstown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingstown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingstown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ffordd Maelor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rhoddfa Wilson | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Portal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portal Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Circle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Circle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Circle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevenna Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevenna Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevenna Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd Maelor | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Hawthorns | Awaiting court outcome |
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