Crime Rate in Broughton North East, ward

Broughton North East has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 890th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Broughton North East in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Flintshire district average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broughton North East’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broughton North East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bretton Road. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.