Postcode · Flint
Crime in CH6 5BX
How much crime is recorded in CH6 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Flint North East
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,177 (2024)
How safe is CH6 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH6 5BX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
CH6 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Shoplifting20.38.4
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order6.34.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.