Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norton Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Broughton North East , and the 48th 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 Norton Avenue (CH4 8UD) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 750.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Avenue (CH4 8UD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millers Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vyrnwy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parc Mayfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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