Total Crime Rate

349.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Queensferry and Sealand , and the 13th 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 Hawthorn View (CH5 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 349.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Queensferry and Sealand average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 171.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn View (CH5 2RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maes Helyg, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leopard Moth Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Helyg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Spitfire Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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