Crime Rates at Princess Avenue, Buckley, CH7 2LY

Princess Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 502 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 Princess Avenue (CH7 2LY) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 201.9% higher than the Buckley: Bistre East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Avenue (CH7 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Padeswood, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nant Mawr Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.