Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birchfield Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Connah's Quay South , and the 184th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Crescent (CH5 1UL) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% higher than the Connah's Quay South average (24.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Crescent (CH5 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Hill Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Other theft Cwrt Melrose Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Melrose Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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