# Crime and justice in Wrexham North Wales. 137,977 people (mid-2025 estimate) 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. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) ## Is Wrexham safe? What police records show 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. In August 2026 alone, 1,458 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wrexham. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (5,246), anti-social behaviour (2,745) and other crime (2,123). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Wrexham was 102.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Wrexham: **101.0 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 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. - Against Wales: 4% higher (96.7 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Wrexham: **1,458** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Wrexham: **2,745** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Wrexham: **352** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Wrexham: **1,374** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Wrexham: **355** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Wrexham: **2,123** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Wrexham: **49** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Wrexham: **1,328** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Wrexham: **30** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Wrexham: **327** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Wrexham: **5,246** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Wrexham. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=W06000006) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/environment) (6) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/council-tax) (11) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/elections) (8) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/sources) (26) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000006/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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