Total Crime Rate

242.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 242.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 27th highest crime rate of 494 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 Melrose Avenue (CH5 1NG) in the last 12 months was 242.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Queensferry and Sealand average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (CH5 1NG), 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 Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ethelwold'S Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Cwrt Melrose Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ethelwold'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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