Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pont Y Capel Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Gresford East and West , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 414 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 Pont Y Capel Lane (LL12 8RT) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Gresford East and West average (30.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pont Y Capel Lane (LL12 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Pont-Y-Capel Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pont Y Capel Lane area

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Data Sources

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