Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leaches Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hawarden: Mancot , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leaches Lane (CH5 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leaches Lane (CH5 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hawarden: Mancot

Crime Over Time in Leaches Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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