Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moel View Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Argoed and New Brighton , and the 96th 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 Moel View Road (CH7 6TH) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Argoed and New Brighton average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moel View Road (CH7 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moel View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moel View Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercia Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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