Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vickers Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vickers Way (CH4 0FX) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vickers Way (CH4 0FX), the main crime hotspot is near Vickers' Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vickers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larne Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers' Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers' Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vickers' Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vickers' Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Messham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers' Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vickers' Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vickers' Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
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Data Sources

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