Total Crime Rate

262.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.3 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 262.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle 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

Farm Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckley: Bistre East , and the 23rd 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 Farm Road (CH7 2NY) in the last 12 months was 262.0 per 1,000 residents and was 298.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (CH7 2NY), 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 Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nant Mawr Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrig Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nant Mawr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Mawr —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrig Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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