Total Crime Rate
313.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Village Meadow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Marchwiel , and the 22nd 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 Village Meadow (LL14 6TF) in the last 12 months was 313.2 per 1,000 residents and was 446.4% higher than the Marchwiel average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Village Meadow (LL14 6TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Park Way, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dol Y Pentre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maelor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maelor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Paddock Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ysgoldy Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B5605 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | James Park Way | Under investigation |
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