Crime Rates at Shields Court, Wrexham, LL13 8QL

Shields Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 28th 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 Shields Court (LL13 8QL) in the last 12 months was 266.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Court (LL13 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Avenue, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.