Crime Rates at Plough Lane, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1XS

Plough Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Lane (CH5 1XS) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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