Crime Rate in Whitegate, ward

Whitegate has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 753rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Whitegate in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Wrexham district average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitegate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitegate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.