Crap Towns / Whitchurch / Crime

How much crime is there in Whitchurch?

The police recorded 60.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Whitchurch from September 2023 to August 2026, 21% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 27.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 55.1, down from 64.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	64.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	55.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	27.9	34.1
Shoplifting	9.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.3	7.0
Public order	5.1	6.6
Other theft	3.8	5.4
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.3	3.8
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wrexham	21.9 km	137
Crewe	21.2 km	102
Acrefair and Cefn-mawr	25.7 km	86.0
Nantwich	15.7 km	75.4
Rhosllannerchrugog	24.8 km	73.3
Gwersyllt	24.9 km	70.9
Market Drayton	15.2 km	64.4
Brynteg	26.6 km	60.7
Whitchurch	–	60.5
Wem	12.7 km	53.1
Haslington	24.4 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2