Crime Rate in Shotton West, ward

Shotton West has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 983rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Shotton West in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Flintshire district average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shotton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shotton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.