Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 1LE
How much crime is recorded in CH5 1LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
CH5 1LEDeeside
How safe is CH5 1LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 1LE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
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 1LENational
Violence and sexual offences52.823.6
Anti-social behaviour28.210.7
Shoplifting21.08.4
Burglary14.89.1
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Other theft9.24.5
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.