Crime Rate in Cefn East, ward

Cefn East has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 2731st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn East in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Wrexham district average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Rest. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.