Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Institute Lane area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Connah's Quay South , and the 119th 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 Institute Lane (CH7 6LA) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 326.8% higher than the Connah's Quay South average (24.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Institute Lane (CH7 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goodwood Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sebring Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Institute Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Ben —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Ben —
Apr 2026Public order Goodwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goodwood Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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