Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northop Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny , and the 140th 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 Northop Road (CH6 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower than the Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northop Road (CH6 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cornist Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornist Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mount Pleasant Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornist Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5119 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Llys Alarch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornist Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Odyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Odyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornist Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swinchiard Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinchiard Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halkyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Afon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swinchiard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swinchiard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llys Alarch | Awaiting court outcome |
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