Total Crime Rate

677.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.1 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 677.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 479.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Barnfield area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brynyffynnon , and the 8th 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 Barnfield (LL13 7HE) in the last 12 months was 677.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% higher than the Brynyffynnon average (327.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnfield (LL13 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Hill (102 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Bridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A525 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A525 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Stryt Henblas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bryndraw Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryt Henblas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hill —
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Data Sources

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