Total Crime Rate

548.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 548.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chester Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 8th 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 Chester Street (CH6 5BL) in the last 12 months was 548.8 per 1,000 residents and was 209.0% higher than the Flint: Castle average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (CH6 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl Street, where police recorded 311 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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