Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 96.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hawthorn Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 128th 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 Hawthorn Avenue (CH7 1SA) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Mold: Broncoed average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Avenue (CH7 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Park. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Menden Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
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Data Sources

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