Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road West area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road West (CH5 1BY) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Queensferry and Sealand average (133.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road West (CH5 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chester Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charmleys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charmleys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charmleys Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charmleys Lane —
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Data Sources

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