Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlowe Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Connah's Quay Central , and the 74th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlowe Avenue (CH5 4HS) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Connah's Quay Central average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlowe Avenue (CH5 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlowe Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wepre Brook Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thornfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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