Crap Towns / Hawarden / Crime

How much crime is there in Hawarden?

The police recorded 45.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hawarden from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.3, down from 45.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	45.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	49.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.0	34.1
Public order	5.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.1	7.0
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Shoplifting	3.4	7.1
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shotton	1.8 km	123
Mold	8.9 km	108
Chester	8.3 km	95.4
Flint	9.6 km	86.0
Ellesmere Port	11.3 km	85.2
Connah's Quay	4.1 km	65.2
Brynteg	13.8 km	60.7
Buckley	5.0 km	54.2
Hawarden	–	45.9
Neston	11.4 km	43.1
Broughton	3.6 km	38.7
The typical town	–	76.2