Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Irvings Crescent 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 Irvings Crescent (CH4 8TU) 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 Irvings Crescent (CH4 8TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Irvings Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pentre'R Ardd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime The Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentre'R Ardd —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountain View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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