Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nant Glyn area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 111th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nant Glyn (CH7 2BX) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Buckley: Bistre East average (65.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nant Glyn (CH7 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Powell Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryn Mawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Powell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terrig Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrig Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsview Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moel View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Mawr | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Powell Road | — |
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