Crime Rate in Gresford East and West, ward

Gresford East and West has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 1290th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gresford East and West in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Wrexham district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gresford East and West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gresford East and West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Newton. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.