Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 3AY
How much crime is recorded in CH5 3AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewloe & Hawarden
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
CH5 3AYDeeside
How safe is CH5 3AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 3AY 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
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3AYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.