Total Crime Rate

2370.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1141.8 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 2370.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 870.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 452.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 338.3 10/10
  • Public order 233.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 151.7 10/10
  • Other theft 92.0 10/10
  • Drugs 74.6 10/10
  • Burglary 44.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
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

Chester Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Garden Village , and the 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 Chester Street (LL13 8BD) in the last 12 months was 2370.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10412.9% higher than the Garden Village average (22.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -17.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 459 (≈ 1141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (LL13 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 195 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 Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Y Syfwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Y Syfwr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Y Syfwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allt Madiera Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stryt Henblas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryt Henblas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hill —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryt Twtil —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town Hill —
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Data Sources

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