Total Crime Rate

445.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 445.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swinchiard Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 502 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 Swinchiard Lane (CH6 5BG) in the last 12 months was 445.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% higher than the Flint: Castle average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinchiard Lane (CH6 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl Street, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swinchiard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleshill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinchiard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Feather Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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