Crime Rate in Shotton West, ward

Shotton West has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 876th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Shotton West in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Flintshire district average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shotton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 81.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shotton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.