Crime Rates at Mechanics Lane, Pentre, Deeside, CH5 2AB

Mechanics Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hawarden: Mancot , and the 49th 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 Mechanics Lane (CH5 2AB) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 301.0% higher than the Hawarden: Mancot average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mechanics Lane (CH5 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mancot Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marnel Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.