Total Crime Rate

180.6 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 180.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadow Lea area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cartrefle , and the 58th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in Wrexham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Lea (LL13 8SN) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lea (LL13 8SN), the main crime hotspot is near Pont Wen. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lea area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Garner Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Garner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pont Wen
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St David'S Crescent
Sep 2025Burglary St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St David'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs West Circle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Circle Under investigation

Data Sources

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