Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmer Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 131st highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palmer Street (LL13 8EY) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmer Street (LL13 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wrexham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ffordd Montgomery | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wavell Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golgfa'R Ddol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golgfa'R Ddol | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crescent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rhoddfa Wilson | Awaiting court outcome |
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