Total Crime Rate

545.2 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 545.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitegate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hermitage , and the 8th 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 Whitegate Road (LL13 8UT) in the last 12 months was 545.2 per 1,000 residents and was 376.8% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 278.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Road (LL13 8UT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pont Wen —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pont Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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