Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mountain Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Buckley: Pentrobin , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountain Close (CH7 3JR) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Buckley: Pentrobin average (35.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountain Close (CH7 3JR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mountain Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mountain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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