Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dee Cottages area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 94th 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 Dee Cottages (CH6 5PT) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Flint: Castle average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dee Cottages (CH6 5PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Caer | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Heol Caer | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borough Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trelawny Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kings Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Caer | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Caer | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Gwyn | — |
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