Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melbourne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 136th 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 Melbourne Road (CH7 2LH) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (CH7 2LH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nant Mawr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Mawr —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nant Mawr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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