Total Crime Rate
79.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flintshire has the 130th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Flintshire in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Wales country average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Flintshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,942 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 25 cases , down -41.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 31.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5,877 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 79.3 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holywell Central | 303.9 | 224.6 (283%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Mold East | 206.0 | 126.7 (160%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Flint: Castle | 182.0 | 102.7 (129%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Shotton East and Shotton Higher | 176.9 | 97.6 (123%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Broughton North East | 132.5 | 53.2 (67%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Shotton West | 127.6 | 48.3 (61%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Mostyn | 125.5 | 46.2 (58%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Queensferry and Sealand | 124.1 | 44.8 (56%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Mold: Broncoed | 120.0 | 40.7 (51%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Connah's Quay: Wepre | 108.1 | 28.8 (36%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Connah's Quay Central | 105.0 | 25.7 (32%) | High 8/10 |
| 12 | Holywell West | 103.5 | 24.1 (30%) | High 8/10 |
| 13 | Greenfield | 102.8 | 23.5 (30%) | High 8/10 |
| 14 | Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny | 98.6 | 19.3 (24%) | High 8/10 |
| 15 | Mold West | 90.5 | 11.2 (14%) | High 8/10 |
| 16 | Buckley: Bistre East | 83.3 | 3.9 (5%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Llanasa and Trelawnyd | 82.8 | 3.5 (4%) | High 7/10 |
| 18 | Connah's Quay: Golftyn | 78.9 | -0.4 (-1%) | High 7/10 |
| 19 | Buckley: Bistre West | 77.9 | -1.5 (-2%) | High 7/10 |
| 20 | Caergwrle | 77.7 | -1.6 (-2%) | High 7/10 |
| 21 | Holywell East | 71.0 | -8.4 (-11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 22 | Saltney Ferry | 68.1 | -11.2 (-14%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 23 | Bagillt | 66.2 | -13.1 (-17%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 24 | Buckley: Mountain | 61.4 | -17.9 (-23%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 25 | Hawarden: Aston | 58.3 | -21.0 (-27%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 26 | Brynford and Halkyn | 49.7 | -29.7 (-37%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Hawarden: Mancot | 49.1 | -30.3 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Leeswood | 48.3 | -31.1 (-39%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Flint: Oakenholt | 46.9 | -32.4 (-41%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Hawarden: Ewloe | 46.6 | -32.8 (-41%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Argoed and New Brighton | 45.1 | -34.3 (-43%) | Low 3/10 |
| 32 | Hope | 44.8 | -34.5 (-43%) | Low 3/10 |
| 33 | Treuddyn | 42.7 | -36.6 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 34 | Caerwys | 42.5 | -36.8 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 35 | Llanfynydd | 40.7 | -38.6 (-49%) | Low 3/10 |
| 36 | Cilcain | 35.4 | -43.9 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 37 | Buckley: Pentrobin | 34.2 | -45.1 (-57%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 38 | Whitford | 31.4 | -48.0 (-60%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 39 | Pen-y-ffordd | 30.3 | -49.1 (-62%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 40 | Northop | 30.0 | -49.4 (-62%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 41 | Mold South | 29.5 | -49.8 (-63%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 42 | Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd | 25.0 | -54.3 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 43 | Broughton South | 23.1 | -56.2 (-71%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 44 | Connah's Quay South | 19.6 | -59.7 (-75%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 45 | Higher Kinnerton | 13.8 | -65.5 (-83%) | Very low 1/10 |
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