Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Nook area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 217th 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 The Nook (CH4 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Nook (CH4 8TZ), 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 The Nook area

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

Data Sources

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