Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 1AF
How much crime is recorded in CH5 1AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CH5 1AFDeeside
How safe is CH5 1AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 1AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH5 1AFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.