Crime Rates at Cottage Lane, Mancot, Deeside, CH5 2AZ

Cottage Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hawarden: Mancot , and the 158th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Lane (CH5 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Lane (CH5 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colliery Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookleigh Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.