Crime Rate in Whitegate, ward

Whitegate has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 wards in Wrexham district and the 972nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Whitegate in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Wrexham district average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitegate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 164 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitegate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.