Postcode district · Deeside
Crime in CH5
How much crime is recorded in CH5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 49,113 (2024)
CH5Postcode district · Deeside
How safe is CH5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH5, 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
CH5National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.