Total Crime Rate

254.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 254.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chirk North , and the 29th 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 West View (LL14 5HL) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 192.1% higher than the Chirk North average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (LL14 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walden Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plas Y Waun Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Charles Street 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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