Total Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 201.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 85.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gornel Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Connah's Quay Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gornel Avenue (CH5 4SS) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gornel Avenue (CH5 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gornel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garratt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gornel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garratt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garratt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
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Data Sources

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