Total Crime Rate

348.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 348.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elm Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Acton and Maesydre , and the 17th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in Wrexham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (LL12 7NP) in the last 12 months was 348.4 per 1,000 residents and was 211.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (LL12 7NP), 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 Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm Grove Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herbert Jennings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
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Data Sources

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