Postcode district · Flint
Crime in CH6
How much crime is recorded in CH6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 23,179 (2024)
CH6Postcode district · Flint
How safe is CH6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH6, broadly in line with 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CH6National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Shoplifting13.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.