Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chirk North , and the 73rd 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 Castle Road (LL14 5BS) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Chirk North average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (LL14 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceiriog Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sqwar A Syrwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sqwar A Syrwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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