Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmer Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 413 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 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Hermitage average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% 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 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bertie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Golgfa'R Ddol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golgfa'R Ddol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golgfa'R Ddol Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golgfa'R Ddol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhoddfa Wilson Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Montgomery Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhoddfa Wilson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhoddfa Wilson Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rhoddfa Wilson Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rhoddfa Wilson Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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