Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burns Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burns Close (CH5 3TS) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burns Close (CH5 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Grey Close. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Buckley: Pentrobin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Davids Court | Under investigation |
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