Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merlin Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Esclusham , and the 102nd 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 Merlin Street (LL14 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Esclusham average (60.2 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Street (LL14 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Offa Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allt Y Gwter (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offa Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offa Street —
Sep 2025Public order Cwm Glas Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cwm Glas Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allt Y Gwter —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offa Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offa Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Offa Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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