Total Crime Rate

168.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briarwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 59th highest crime rate of 502 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 Briarwood Road (CH5 3BU) in the last 12 months was 168.6 per 1,000 residents and was 392.5% higher than the Buckley: Pentrobin average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Road (CH5 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Mold Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Buckley: Pentrobin

Crime Over Time in Briarwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St David'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Aston Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarwood Road —
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Data Sources

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