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Crime in CH6 5

How much crime is recorded in CH6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Population
19,113 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH6 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH6 5, below 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH6 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Shoplifting15.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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