Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Padeswood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padeswood Road (CH7 2JN) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padeswood Road (CH7 2JN), 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 Padeswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrig Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Padeswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Padeswood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moel View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrig Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Mawr —
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Mawr Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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