Total Crime Rate
236.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Esclusham , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 414 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 Chapel Street (LL14 4AS) in the last 12 months was 236.6 per 1,000 residents and was 251.3% higher than the Esclusham average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Street (LL14 4AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stryt Y Capel (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Esclusham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Amanda | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryt Y Capel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burkit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burkit Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Celma | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Celma | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Celma | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgrove Close | — |
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