Wrexham West
Middle areaNorth east Wrexham. 9,226 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Wrexham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wrexham West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wrexham West at a rate of 204.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 767 |
| Other crime | 313 |
| Shoplifting | 279 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 248 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 126 |
| Drug offences | 77 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wrexham West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wrexham West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wrexham West at a rate of 204.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.0 per 1,000 people across Wrexham.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 178 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wrexham West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (767), other crime (313) and shoplifting (279).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wrexham
These figures are published for the whole of Wrexham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wrexham and not Wrexham West alone. See Wrexham
Wrexham West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wrexham West was £160,000 in 2025.
Wrexham West had 8,678 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Wrexham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wrexham West, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.