Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookleigh Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hawarden: Mancot , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 502 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 Brookleigh Avenue (CH5 2BB) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Hawarden: Mancot average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookleigh Avenue (CH5 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colliery Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawarden: Mancot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Paddock | Under investigation |
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