Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springfield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield (CH5 3DW) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% higher than the Buckley: Pentrobin average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield (CH5 3DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Coppergate (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckley: Pentrobin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Lane | Under investigation |
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