Total Crime Rate
207.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillcrest area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cartrefle , and the 43rd 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 Hillcrest (LL13 8RN) in the last 12 months was 207.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Cartrefle average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillcrest (LL13 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cartrefle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Churton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Churton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoddfa Wilson | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhoddfa Wilson | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portal Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheshire View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Archer'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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