Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (CH6 5SE) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (CH6 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cwrt Melangell (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Melangell Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Melangell Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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