Crime Rates at Hightown Road, Wrexham, LL13 8EB

Hightown Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 68th highest crime rate of 413 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 Hightown Road (LL13 8EB) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Hermitage average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown Road (LL13 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.