Total Crime Rate

166.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Davids Close area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 57th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Davids Close (CH5 3AP) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 375.4% higher than the Buckley: Pentrobin average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Close (CH5 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Chester Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chester Road

Data Sources

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