Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 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 304.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brunswick Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 18th 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 Brunswick Road (CH7 2EF) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 361.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Road (CH7 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brunswick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Padeswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grosvenor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Padeswood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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