Total Crime Rate

793.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 793.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 349.7 10/10
  • Drugs 122.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 66.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

College Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brynyffynnon , and the 5th highest crime rate of 413 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 College Street (LL13 8LU) in the last 12 months was 793.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the Brynyffynnon average (346.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 288.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 426.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Street (LL13 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 328 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Sep 2025Burglary Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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