Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 185th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (CH4 0AR) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Broughton North East average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (CH4 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kynaston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millers Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St David'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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