Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

River Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 198th 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 River Lane (CH4 8RH) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Lane (CH4 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near A5104. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in River Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary A5104 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhuddlan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5104 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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