Chirk & Ceiriog Valley
Middle areaSouth west Wrexham. 6,561 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 133 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley at a rate of 64.5 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 | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 109 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chirk & Ceiriog Valley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chirk & Ceiriog Valley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley at a rate of 64.5 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, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (171), anti-social behaviour (109) and other crime (74).
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 Chirk & Ceiriog Valley alone. See Wrexham
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley was £205,000 in 2025.
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley had 6,460 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chirk & Ceiriog Valley, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.