Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barons Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 144th highest crime rate of 494 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 Barons Close (CH6 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barons Close (CH6 5DQ), 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 (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barons Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Feather Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Local resolution
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 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Earl Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Roskell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Caer Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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