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Crime in CH5 2JF
How much crime is recorded in CH5 2JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Garden City
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
How safe is CH5 2JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 2JF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2JFNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.