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

Herbert Jennings Avenue 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 Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YF) 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 Herbert Jennings Avenue (LL12 7YF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philips Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philips Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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