Total Crime Rate
48.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elm Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 251st highest crime rate of 502 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 Elm Grove (CH4 8TH) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (CH4 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaton Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broughton North East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountain View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Grove | Under investigation |
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