Crime Rates at Castle Hill Street, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1XY

Castle Hill Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 124th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill Street (CH5 1XY) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill Street (CH5 1XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.