Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glan Yr Afon area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Esclusham , and the 176th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glan Yr Afon (LL14 4FH) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glan Yr Afon (LL14 4FH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Glan Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maes Amanda —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryt Y Capel Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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