Crime Rates at Rowleys Drive, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1PU

Rowleys Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 22nd 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 Rowleys Drive (CH5 1PU) in the last 12 months was 289.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 123.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowleys Drive (CH5 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.