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Crime and justice in Wrexham

Welsh council

North Wales. 137,977 people in 504 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Wrexham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Wrexham’s 84 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 153.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,458
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Wrexham is 1,458.

Anti-social behaviour

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2,745
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Wrexham is 2,745.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
352
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Wrexham is 352.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,374
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Wrexham is 1,374.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
355
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Wrexham is 355.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,123
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Wrexham is 2,123.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
101.0 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wrexham at a rate of 101.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against Wales
4% higher96.7 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Wrexham is 101.0 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
49
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Wrexham is 49.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,328
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Wrexham is 1,328.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
30
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Wrexham is 30.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
327
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Wrexham is 327.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,246
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Wrexham among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Wrexham is 5,246.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Wrexham. The map shows each one.

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