Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Smithy Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Marchwiel , and the 80th highest crime rate of 414 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 Smithy Terrace (LL13 0PL) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.0% higher than the Marchwiel average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Terrace (LL13 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Overton Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bells Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taliesin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piercy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piercy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overton Road —
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Data Sources

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