Crime in CH8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
CH8 recorded 155 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 45.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring66.92 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment155 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 1.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
155Annual Crime Rate
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Within CH8 district
Flintshire
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Bodhyfryd Map | total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 6 |
| Cae'R Fron Map | total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 6 |
| Tudor Close Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Ffordd St Gregoire Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 1 | 5 |
| Park/Open Space Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 1 | 5 |
| Heol Fawr Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1 | 4 |
| Meadowbank Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Delyn Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Trem Y Mor Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Trem-Y-Foel Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: CH8
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CH8 (45.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (25.8%) and Other Theft (7.1%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in CH8 has fallen slightly — by 1.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for CH8 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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