Total Crime Rate

194.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Paper Mill Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 44th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Paper Mill Lane (CH6 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Flint: Castle average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 314.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Paper Mill Lane (CH6 5SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Paper Mill Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Paper Mill Lane area

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Data Sources

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