Compare

Acton and Maesydre

Ward

North east Wrexham. About 5,047 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Acton and Maesydre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,025
2,777th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Acton and Maesydre compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Acton and MaesydreMiddle
Population49 wards, Wrexham · 2021
Population: every ward in Wrexham49 areas from 1,727 to 5,455. The middle area is 2,507. Acton and Maesydre is 5,025.
5,0252nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares49 wards, Wrexham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wrexham49 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Acton and Maesydre is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage49 wards, Wrexham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wrexham49 areas from 33.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 91.7%. Acton and Maesydre is 96.8%.
96.8%16th highest
Claimant rate49 wards, Wrexham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wrexham49 areas from 0.8% to 8.9%. The middle area is 2.9%. Acton and Maesydre is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 19th highest

Is Acton and Maesydre safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Acton and Maesydre at a rate of 116.9 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, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Acton and Maesydre.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (186), anti-social behaviour (126) and other crime (78).

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 ward, so they describe all of Wrexham and not Acton and Maesydre alone. See Wrexham

Average house price
£215,035
Up 3.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,246
72nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.1×
Joint 101st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
137,977
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Acton and Maesydre in brief

Acton and Maesydre had 5,025 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Acton and Maesydre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Acton and Maesydre, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Acton and Maesydre, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.