Crime Rate in Offa, ward

Offa has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 2883rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Offa in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Wrexham district average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Offa’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Offa ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ruthin Road, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Princess Street (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.