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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CH7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CH7 recorded 242 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.01 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 11.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring52.04 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment242 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 11.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

242
trending_down -1.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.04per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,898

Within CH7 district

Flintshire

60,374

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Lead Mills Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Bro Brwynog Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Grosvenor Drive Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
The Avenue Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Other theft: 1
4
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Milford Street Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Henffordd Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1
4
Pen-Y-Bryn Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
242 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
97
40.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
59
24.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
28
11.6%
Public Order
15
6.2%
Other Theft
14
5.8%
Shoplifting
10
4.1%
Drug Offences
8
3.3%
Other Crime
5
2.1%
Burglary
3
1.2%
Robbery
2
0.8%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: CH7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CH7 (40.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (24.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (11.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CH7 has fallen sharply — by 11.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CH7 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_down -1.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -11.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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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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