Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 2EW
How much crime is recorded in CH5 2EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queensferry & Sandycroft
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
CH5 2EWDeeside
How safe is CH5 2EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 2EW area, well 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2EWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.71.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.