Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prince Of Wales Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Avenue (CH6 5DL) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Avenue (CH6 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Flint: Castle

Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Roskell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes-Y-Dre Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area 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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Roskell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Dre Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Borough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Sydney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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