Crime Rate in Cefn West, ward

Cefn West has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 2026th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn West in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Wrexham district average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Llangollen Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.