Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oswald Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Acton and Maesydre , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in Wrexham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswald Way (LL12 7NF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Acton and Maesydre average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Way (LL12 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hawthorns, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oswald Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Elm Grove Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herbert Jennings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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