Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kent Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Avenue (CH5 1BE) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Queensferry and Sealand average (124.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (CH5 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Queensferry and Sealand

Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charmleys Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Charmleys Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charmleys Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charmleys Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charmleys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shotton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charmleys Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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