Total Crime Rate
77.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flintshire has the 126th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Flintshire in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Wales country average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Flintshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,870 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , down -41.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5,762 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 77.1 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holywell Central | 260.4 | 183.3 (238%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Mold East | 205.5 | 128.4 (167%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Flint: Castle | 177.6 | 100.5 (130%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Shotton East and Shotton Higher | 162.4 | 85.3 (111%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Broughton North East | 135.6 | 58.5 (76%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Queensferry and Sealand | 133.0 | 55.9 (73%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Mostyn | 132.0 | 54.9 (71%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Shotton West | 131.2 | 54.1 (70%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Connah's Quay: Wepre | 120.9 | 43.8 (57%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny | 115.3 | 38.2 (50%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Connah's Quay Central | 108.8 | 31.7 (41%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Mold: Broncoed | 106.3 | 29.3 (38%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 13 | Holywell West | 94.0 | 16.9 (22%) | High 8/10 |
| 14 | Buckley: Bistre West | 79.8 | 2.7 (3%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Connah's Quay: Golftyn | 79.3 | 2.2 (3%) | High 7/10 |
| 16 | Llanasa and Trelawnyd | 77.9 | 0.8 (1%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Greenfield | 77.4 | 0.3 (0%) | High 7/10 |
| 18 | Bagillt | 73.1 | -4.0 (-5%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Caergwrle | 69.8 | -7.3 (-9%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Mold West | 68.8 | -8.3 (-11%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 21 | Buckley: Bistre East | 65.8 | -11.3 (-15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 22 | Saltney Ferry | 65.8 | -11.3 (-15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 23 | Holywell East | 64.3 | -12.8 (-17%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 24 | Hawarden: Aston | 54.5 | -22.6 (-29%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 25 | Argoed and New Brighton | 49.5 | -27.6 (-36%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Buckley: Mountain | 49.4 | -27.7 (-36%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Brynford and Halkyn | 47.6 | -29.5 (-38%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Hawarden: Mancot | 45.8 | -31.3 (-41%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Leeswood | 45.5 | -31.6 (-41%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Hawarden: Ewloe | 41.8 | -35.3 (-46%) | Low 3/10 |
| 31 | Flint: Oakenholt | 39.4 | -37.7 (-49%) | Low 3/10 |
| 32 | Caerwys | 38.5 | -38.6 (-50%) | Low 3/10 |
| 33 | Cilcain | 38.1 | -39.0 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 34 | Hope | 37.6 | -39.5 (-51%) | Low 3/10 |
| 35 | Buckley: Pentrobin | 35.0 | -42.1 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 36 | Whitford | 33.6 | -43.5 (-56%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 37 | Northop | 33.5 | -43.6 (-57%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 38 | Llanfynydd | 31.8 | -45.3 (-59%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 39 | Treuddyn | 31.4 | -45.7 (-59%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 40 | Mold South | 30.1 | -47.0 (-61%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 41 | Pen-y-ffordd | 24.8 | -52.3 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 42 | Connah's Quay South | 24.0 | -53.1 (-69%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 43 | Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd | 23.9 | -53.2 (-69%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 44 | Broughton South | 21.8 | -55.3 (-72%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 45 | Higher Kinnerton | 17.9 | -59.2 (-77%) | Very low 1/10 |
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