Crime Rates at Ketland Close, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1QX

Ketland Close 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 Ketland Close (CH5 1QX) 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 Ketland Close (CH5 1QX), 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.