Ruabon & Marchwiel
Middle areaSouth east Wrexham. 6,657 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 61 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ruabon & Marchwiel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ruabon & Marchwiel
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ruabon & Marchwiel at a rate of 102.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 246 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 |
| Other crime | 93 |
| Shoplifting | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ruabon & Marchwiel compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ruabon & Marchwiel safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ruabon & Marchwiel at a rate of 102.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ruabon & Marchwiel.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (246), anti-social behaviour (152) and other crime (93).
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.
Figures for the whole of Wrexham
These figures are published for the whole of Wrexham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wrexham and not Ruabon & Marchwiel alone. See Wrexham
Ruabon & Marchwiel in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ruabon & Marchwiel was £205,000 in 2025.
Ruabon & Marchwiel had 6,553 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ruabon & Marchwiel live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ruabon & Marchwiel, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.