Total Crime Rate

241.6 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 241.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Oval area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Cartrefle , and the 30th 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 The Oval (LL13 9PU) in the last 12 months was 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Cartrefle average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (LL13 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgeway East. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridgeway East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Brenin
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Brenin

Data Sources

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