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HMP Berwyn

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Wales

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

needed to make sure the regime could provide a meaningful training The rate of violence was falling, although it remained comparatively high when

Visiting

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Mailing

Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP Berwyn, HMP Berwyn Bridge Road Wrexham Industrial Estate Wrexham North Wales LL13 9QE See map Help us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey .. Use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK) for funds — cash not accepted.

Practical info

needed to make sure the regime could provide a meaningful training experience, and some aspects of resettlement and release planning also prison, where effective plans were in place and work was evident in bringing

Known issues

The rate of violence was falling, although it remained comparatively high when set against comparator prisons. The rate of self-harm was also lower, and both

Contact & address

HMP Berwyn Bridge Road Wrexham Industrial Estate Wrexham North Wales LL13 9QE See map Help us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey ., Wales LL13 9QE
01978 523 352
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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

17/100
Moderate concern17/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
12/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 2 oversight reports in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 17. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 13 points above national average.

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Reports

  • HMIP6 May 2025

    Full inspection of HMP Berwyn (2025-05-06)

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  • HMIP23 May 2022

    Located in North Wales and opened in 2017, Berwyn is one of the most modern and one of the largest prisons in the country. Designated a category C training establishment but retaining a small reception capability serving North Wales, at the time of our inspection the prison held 1835 men. Built in a campus style, the prison comprised three main house blocks sub-divided in to eight wings, a wing consisting of two landings. Wings were referred to as ‘communities’ in the prison. The environment, both built and external, is currently amongst the best available in the prison system. Emerging from the COVID-19 restrictions, at this inspection we were encouraged to find a prison that was recovering well. Improvement was still needed to make sure the regime could provide a meaningful training experience, and some aspects of resettlement and release planning also needed to be better, but the prison was safer than at our last inspection in 2019. The rate of violence was falling, although it remained comparatively high when set against comparator prisons. The rate of self-harm was also lower, and both of these important measures were indicative of our general observations of the prison, where effective plans were in place and work was evident in bringing about improvements.

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82%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). HMP Berwyn. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-berwyn
Chicago
"HMP Berwyn." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-berwyn.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hmp-berwyn,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HMP Berwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-berwyn},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}