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Crime in Wrexham

1,063 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Wrexham between May 2026 to June 2026. North Wales Police logged an outcome for 399 of them.

82% of criminal damage and arson cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences398down 48%16%
Anti-social behaviour195up 7%n/a
Shoplifting149down 6%37%
Criminal damage and arson82down 14%82%
Public order82down 22%25%
Other theft63down 20%72%
Drugs22too fewtoo few
Burglary18too fewtoo few
Vehicle crime15too fewtoo few
Other crime14too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons10too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft9too fewtoo few
Robbery3too fewtoo few
Theft from the person3too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Duke Street22
  2. Parking Area20
  3. Hospital16
  4. Shopping Area16
  5. Town Hill16
  6. Supermarket15
  7. Pont Wen13
  8. Nightclub11

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Shopping Area12
  2. Parking Area11
  3. Brewery Place10
  4. Duke Street10
  5. Trevenna Way10
  6. Bus/coach Station7
  7. Queensway6
  8. Supermarket6

Shoplifting

  1. Supermarket37
  2. Duke Street26
  3. Brewery Place15
  4. Plas Coch Road12
  5. Shopping Area12
  6. Stryt Y Syfwr8
  7. Parking Area7
  8. The Hawthorns5

Criminal damage and arson

  1. Parking Area8
  2. Supermarket6
  3. Duke Street3
  4. Prince Charles Road3
  5. Stryt Y Syfwr3
  6. Churton Drive2
  7. Eaton Drive2
  8. Ffordd Garner2

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