Total Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Megs Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Megs Lane (CH7 2AG) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Buckley: Bistre East average (65.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Megs Lane (CH7 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramble Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newthorn Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Megs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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