Total Crime Rate

513.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 513.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 9th 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 Chester Road (CH7 1UE) in the last 12 months was 513.6 per 1,000 residents and was 383.0% higher than the Mold: Broncoed average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (CH7 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llys Derwen (22 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lead Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Isaf —
Apr 2026Drugs Llys Derwen Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order St David'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Yr Orsaf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lead Mills Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Pentre —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Pentre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lead Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Lead Mills Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Derwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lead Mills —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lead Mills —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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