Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Central Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 197th highest crime rate of 494 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 Central Drive (CH5 1LU) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (CH5 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Melrose Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glasll Wyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Melrose Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street —
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Data Sources

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