Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Gas Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 70th 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 Gas Lane (CH7 1UR) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gas Lane (CH7 1UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 38 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 Gas Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Derwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Isaf —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Pentre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Pentre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Yr Orsaf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Llys Derwen Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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