Total Crime Rate

251.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 251.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 25th highest crime rate of 494 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 Church Lane (CH7 1BW) in the last 12 months was 251.8 per 1,000 residents and was 136.8% higher than the Mold: Broncoed average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (CH7 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Henffordd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryn Garmon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milford Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Milford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tai Maes Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Hall View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Newydd —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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