Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 2HT
How much crime is recorded in CH5 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
CH5 2HTDeeside
How safe is CH5 2HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 2HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2HTNational
Burglary12.49.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.