Total Crime Rate

663.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 663.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Other theft 46.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Avenue (CH4 0QH) in the last 12 months was 663.1 per 1,000 residents and was 400.5% higher than the Broughton North East average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 114.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (CH4 0QH), the main crime hotspot is near Vickers' Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vickers' Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larne Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vickers' Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vickers' Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vickers' Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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