Total Crime Rate
124.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 90th 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 High Street (CH4 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CH4 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broughton North East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentre'R Ardd | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pentre'R Ardd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountain View | Under investigation |
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