Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Hawthorne Villas area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 127th 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 Hawthorne Villas (CH5 3AX) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 176.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Villas (CH5 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briarwood Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burghley Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circular Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Fields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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