Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eliot Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 177th 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 Eliot Close (CH5 3TW) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% higher than the Buckley: Pentrobin average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eliot Close (CH5 3TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 5 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Llys Brenig | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Davids Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herriot Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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