Total Crime Rate
163.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Derby Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 64th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (LL13 8EA) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Road (LL13 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golgfa'R Ddol (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Smithfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivulet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golgfa'R Ddol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivulet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivulet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rivulet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fusilier Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fusilier Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fusilier Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golgfa'R Ddol | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Welch Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dol Y Ffawydd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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