Crap Towns / Shotton / Crime

How much crime is there in Shotton?

The police recorded 123 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shotton from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 55.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 121, up from 120 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	120	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	128	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	121	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	55.9	34.1
Shoplifting	21.1	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.8	7.0
Public order	10.7	6.6
Other theft	8.7	5.4
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Other crime	3.2	2.0
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Vehicle crime	2.9	3.8
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shotton	–	123
Mold	8.4 km	108
Holywell	14.2 km	105
Chester	9.7 km	95.4
Flint	7.8 km	86.0
Ellesmere Port	11.3 km	85.2
Connah's Quay	2.3 km	65.2
Buckley	5.0 km	54.2
Hawarden	1.8 km	45.9
Neston	10.0 km	43.1
Broughton	5.4 km	38.7
The typical town	–	76.2