Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garthorpe Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Connah's Quay Central , and the 87th highest 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 Garthorpe Avenue (CH5 4AW) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the Connah's Quay Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garthorpe Avenue (CH5 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garthorpe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Union Street —
Apr 2026Public order New Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leighton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Y Llan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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