Total Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Herbert Jennings Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Acton and Maesydre , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 413 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 Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YD) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YD), the main crime hotspot is near St Margaret Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acton and Maesydre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Jennings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cilgant Derwennydd | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cilgant Derwennydd | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cilgant Derwennydd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gateway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dee Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret Way | — |
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