Total Crime Rate

321.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 321.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chester Road East area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 22nd 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 Chester Road East (CH5 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 321.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 114.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road East (CH5 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road (West) Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ketland Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ketland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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