NEW data reveals what the most reported crimes across Broughton were in June.

In its most recent data set, Police.UK has confirmed dozens of crimes were reported throughout the town of Broughton that month.

The map, created by public reports to the police, pinpoint streets and ‘hotspots’ where crimes are reported by every force in the UK. They are presented anonymously for the safety of the caller.

In Broughton, the town is split into two policing wards – covering the North East and South.

Here, we break down what was reported by YOU:

Police were busy in the town last month, dealing with a almost 50 separate crimes in one month alone. This was heavily centred on the North East area.

Reports include:

• The most reported was anti-social behaviour, with 14 reports

• Next, problems with shoplifters were reported 8 times

• Also, four reports of violence and sexual offences were within the local reports

Other categories within the 37 reports include burglary, arson, weapon possession, theft and vehicle crime.

A year ago, as Wales saw its first national lockdown lift, criminals were much less active in the area.

Police received just 18 crime reports overall that covered similar issues.

These included shoplifting (6) as well as violence and sexual offences (5) followed by two anti-social behaviour reports. They handled one report of criminal damage, a drug offence as well as a public order incident.

The majority of these incidents centre around the Broughton Shopping Park, which is part of the policing area for the North East team. As such, things were much quieter in South Broughton.

Reports include:

• The most reported was violence and sexual offences, with 5 reports

• Next, problems with anti-social behaviour were reported 4 times

Other categories within the 11 reports include criminal damage and an offence of public order.

A year ago, criminals were slightly less active in the area as police received just nine crime reports overall that covered similar issues.

These include anti-social behavior (5), burglary (1), theft (1), public order (1) and violence/sexual offence (1).