Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 1LS
How much crime is recorded in CH5 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,164 (2024)
CH5 1LSDeeside
How safe is CH5 1LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 1LS area, well 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Shoplifting14.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.