Total Crime Rate

789.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

329.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 789.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 329.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 263.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Other theft 46.1 10/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Salop Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 5th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salop Road (LL13 7AF) in the last 12 months was 789.5 per 1,000 residents and was 628.5% higher than the Hermitage average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 328.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salop Road (LL13 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jarman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryt Twtil —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fusilier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Stryt Efrog Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarman Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fusilier Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Efrog Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Efrog Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Efrog Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Efrog Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryt Efrog —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rivulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryt Efrog —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryt Efrog —
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Data Sources

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