Total Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Gresford East and West , and the 31st 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 Oak Drive (LL12 8XT) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Drive (LL12 8XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kathen Court, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandrock Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wrexham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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