Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (CH7 4SL) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd average (23.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CH7 4SL, the main crime hotspot is near Maxwell Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Y Glyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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