Total Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Circular Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Circular Drive (CH5 3DA) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Circular Drive (CH5 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Briarwood Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawarden: Ewloe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Circular Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Mold Road | Under investigation |
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