Crime Rate in Leeswood, ward

Leeswood has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 2278th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Leeswood in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Flintshire district average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leeswood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leeswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Maxwell Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.