Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Herbert Jennings Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Acton and Maesydre , and the 198th highest crime rate of 414 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 Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YB), the main crime hotspot is near Cilgant Derwennydd. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Jennings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dee Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Hall Walks —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Marsh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Gwilym Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateway —
Apr 2026Public order Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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