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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CH5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CH5 recorded 341 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 8.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring61.52 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment341 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 8.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

341
trending_up +7.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

61.52per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,412

Within CH5 district

Flintshire

61,199

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Bethel Place Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3
12
Farm Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Old Chester Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Other theft: 2
8
Fishermans' Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 2
8
Gornel Avenue Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Public order: 3
7
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 3 Public order: 2
7
Welsh Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Possession of weapons: 1
6
Andrew Court Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
North Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 5
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
341 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
138
40.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
70
20.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
29
8.5%
Public Order
26
7.6%
Shoplifting
24
7.0%
Other Theft
23
6.7%
Vehicle Crime
12
3.5%
Drug Offences
9
2.6%
Other Crime
5
1.5%
Burglary
3
0.9%
Weapons Possession
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: CH5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CH5 (40.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (20.5%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CH5 has risen noticeably — by 8.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CH5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +7.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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