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Crime in CH5 2

How much crime is recorded in CH5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Population
14,989 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH5 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH5 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH5 2National
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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