Total Crime Rate

400.7 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 400.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Holyhead Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chirk North , and the 15th 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 Holyhead Road (LL14 5HF) in the last 12 months was 400.7 per 1,000 residents and was 229.6% higher than the Chirk North average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 272.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyhead Road (LL14 5HF), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holyhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plas Y Waun Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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