Crime Rate in Cefn West, ward

Cefn West has the 5th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 843rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn West in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Wrexham district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Llangollen Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.