Crime Rate in Flint: Castle: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in Flint: Castle

The total recorded crimes in Flint: Castle, Flintshire, UK in February 2025 are around 29 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Flint: Castle crime rate of 19.13 per 1,000 population.

It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Flint: Castle, encompassing approximately 1,516 residents.

Most occured crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Feb were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (12) incidents (71.43% increase)
  • Shoplifting: (7) incidents (600.00% increase)
  • Robbery: (2) incidents (0.00% decrease)
Flint: Castle Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Parking Area with total crimes: 12
  • Gwynedd Drive with total crimes: 3
  • Henry Taylor Street with total crimes: 2

How safe is Flint: Castle?

To understand the safety of Flint: Castle, we need to analyze Flint: Castle crime statistics in relation to regional averages. Lets examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.

  • Relative to Flintshire:

    • In 2024, Flint: Castle reported a higher crime volume than the Flintshire average, with 485 crimes compared to 312. This indicates a potentially challenging safety environment in the region for the year. Furthermore, Flint: Castle witnessed more crimes than 35 out of 44 other cities.

    • In 2023, Flint: Castle experienced a greater number of crimes than the Flintshire average, with 393 crimes compared to 299. This indicates a higher crime burden for the area in the region during this period. Furthermore, Flint: Castle witnessed more crimes than 34 out of 44 other cities.

  • Overall Assessment:

    • Compared to other areas in Flintshire, Flint: Castle has a higher crime rate and is considered more dangerous in 2024.

    • The trend in crime rates suggests Negative changes in overall safety.

Flint: Castle Crime Statstics

In February 2025 the Flint: Castle has recorded 29 crimes with crime rate of 19.13 ranking 9th out of 44 in the Flintshire, UK

In 2024, the total Flint: Castle crimes were 485. The crime rate of Flint: Castle in 2024 was 319.90 (year) or 26.66 (month) ranking it 10 dangerous area in the Flintshire.

In 2023, the total crimes in Flint: Castle were around 393 crimes with yearly crime rate of 259.22 (year) or 21.60 (month) ranking 11 most dangerous area in the Flintshire.

AreaFebruary 202520242023
CrimesRank (Flintshire)CrimesRank (Flintshire)CrimesRank (Flintshire)
Holywell Central32 7781 3906 1
Shotton East and Shotton Higher51 3839 1768 3
Queensferry and Sealand57 1698 4859 2
Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny54 2798 2737 4
Mold West43 4543 8411 9
Connah's Quay Central27 11628 5587 5
Broughton North East33 5350 17331 16
Mold East28 10573 6496 6
Connah's Quay: Golftyn33 6543 7426 8
Llanasa and Trelawnyd23 15446 11453 7
Mold: Broncoed30 8368 13353 14
Saltney Ferry25 13489 9405 10
Buckley: Bistre West14 24368 14381 12
Buckley: Bistre East23 14391 12360 13
Greenfield26 12311 19300 18
Shotton West15 22351 16339 15
Flint: Oakenholt21 17360 15315 17
Llanfynydd21 16279 24246 23
Holywell West11 29322 18284 21
Connah's Quay: Wepre20 18282 22235 26
Hawarden: Aston13 25297 20289 19
Bagillt18 19285 21287 20
Hawarden: Mancot17 20206 29196 29
Pen-y-ffordd17 21225 26242 25
Hawarden: Ewloe12 27212 28257 22
Mostyn5 41280 23181 31
Buckley: Mountain15 23196 30214 28
Buckley: Pentrobin10 32240 25243 24
Argoed and New Brighton12 26220 27228 27
Hope12 28128 35166 32
Holywell East2 44159 32182 30
Treuddyn10 3056 4484 42
Brynford and Halkyn6 40181 31163 33
Northop10 31150 34159 34
Connah's Quay South8 33152 33140 35
Caergwrle7 34126 37104 39
Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd7 35103 4090 41
Broughton South6 38119 38126 36
Mold South6 37126 3679 43
Caerwys6 36107 39122 37
Leeswood6 3992 41111 38
Cilcain3 4387 4294 40
Higher Kinnerton3 4230 4531 45
WhitfordNA NA80 4363 44

Flint: Castle Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

February 2025 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 12 incidents, and Shoplifting was another prevalent crime category with 7 incidents.

During January 2025, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (7 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (2 cases).

December 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 29 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 14 incidents.

During November 2024, The highest incident rate was for Anti-social behaviour (11 reports) and Criminal damage and arson incidents were also notably high (8 cases).

In October 2024, Violence and sexual offences dominated crime reports (18 incidents), followed by Anti-social behaviour also remained a significant concern (9 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (12 incidents) were the most common in September 2024, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (9 incidents) also being high.

For August 2024 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Anti-social behaviour (16 incidents) and then Violence and sexual offences showed a substantial number of incidents (9 incidents).

July 2024 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 14 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 10 incidents.

During June 2024, The highest incident rate was for Anti-social behaviour (20 reports) and Violence and sexual offences incidents were also notably high (18 cases).

In May 2024, Violence and sexual offences dominated crime reports (11 incidents), followed by Anti-social behaviour also remained a significant concern (6 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (9 incidents) were the most common in April 2024, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (7 incidents) also being high.

For March 2024 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Violence and sexual offences (15 incidents) and then Anti-social behaviour showed a substantial number of incidents (8 incidents).

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange

Crime by Type

A total of 3 Robbery incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.50 incidents per month. February 2025 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20252
May 20241

A total of 162 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 13.50 incidents per month. December 2024 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 29 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202512
January 20257
December 202429
November 20248
October 202418
September 202412
August 20249
July 202414
June 202418
May 202411
April 20249
March 202415

A total of 114 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 9.50 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 20 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20252
January 20252
December 202414
November 202411
October 20249
September 20249
August 202416
July 202410
June 202420
May 20246
April 20247
March 20248

A total of 33 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 2.75 incidents per month. November 2024 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 8 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20251
January 20252
December 20242
November 20248
October 20241
September 20241
August 20241
July 20241
June 20248
May 20243
April 20243
March 20242

A total of 46 Public order incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 3.83 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 10 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20252
January 20251
December 20243
November 20246
October 20245
September 20241
August 20246
July 20241
June 202410
May 20245
April 20244
March 20242

A total of 32 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 2.91 incidents per month. February 2025 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 7 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20257
January 20251
December 20244
November 20243
October 20243
September 20241
August 20243
July 20241
June 20244
May 20242
March 20243

A total of 8 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.14 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20251
December 20241
November 20241
October 20241
August 20241
May 20241
April 20242

A total of 8 Other crime incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.33 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20251
December 20241
October 20242
June 20242
May 20241
April 20241

A total of 8 Burglary incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.14 incidents per month. June 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 20251
December 20241
November 20241
September 20241
August 20241
June 20242
March 20241

A total of 2 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 2.00 incidents per month. January 2025 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20252

A total of 21 Other theft incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 2.62 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 4 reported cases.

MonthCount
January 20251
December 20243
October 20244
September 20241
July 20242
June 20244
May 20242
April 20244

A total of 11 Drugs incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.57 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 3 reported cases.

MonthCount
November 20241
October 20243
August 20242
July 20241
June 20242
May 20241
April 20241

A total of 7 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 12 month period, averaging 1.17 incidents per month. October 2024 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 2 reported cases.

MonthCount
October 20242
September 20241
August 20241
May 20241
April 20241
March 20241

High Crime Locations Flint: Castle in February 2025

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Flint: Castle postcode area is presented below.

1. Parking Area (Map)
Total12
Shoplifting7
Public order2
Anti-social behaviour1
Criminal damage and arson1
Violence and sexual offences1
2. Gwynedd Drive (Map)
Total3
Robbery2
Violence and sexual offences1
3. Henry Taylor Street (Map)
Total2
Violence and sexual offences2
4. Trelawny Avenue (Map)
Total2
Other crime1
Violence and sexual offences1
5. Lower Sydney Street (Map)
Total2
Violence and sexual offences2
6. Parking Area (Map)
Total2
Violence and sexual offences2
7. Chapel Street (Map)
Total2
Anti-social behaviour1
Burglary1
8. Sydney Street (Map)
Total1
Violence and sexual offences1
9. New Swan Lane (Map)
Total1
Violence and sexual offences1
10. Queen Street (Map)
Total1
Vehicle crime1

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