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Crime in CH5 1EA
How much crime is recorded in CH5 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,133 (2024)
How safe is CH5 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 1EA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Anti-social behaviour25.210.7
Shoplifting17.78.4
Public order11.94.6
Other theft9.84.5
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary7.29.1
Drugs5.82.4
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.