Postcode · Deeside
Crime in CH5 3ST
How much crime is recorded in CH5 3ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Saltney
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,322 (2024)
CH5 3STDeeside
How safe is CH5 3ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH5 3ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
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 3STNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.