Crime Rate in Broughton North East, ward

Broughton North East has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 807th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Broughton North East in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher than the Flintshire district average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broughton North East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broughton North East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bretton Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.