Crap Towns / Flint / Crime

How much crime is there in Flint?

The police recorded 86.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Flint from September 2023 to August 2026, 13% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 89.8, up from 84.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	84.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	83.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	89.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.2	34.1
Shoplifting	16.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.9	7.0
Public order	7.2	6.6
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Other crime	2.5	2.0
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Shotton	7.8 km	123
Mold	8.9 km	108
Holywell	6.4 km	105
Flint	–	86.0
Bagillt	6.7 km	67.2
Connah's Quay	5.6 km	65.2
Buckley	9.2 km	54.2
Hawarden	9.6 km	45.9
Neston	7.6 km	43.1
Broughton	13.1 km	38.7
Heswall	10.3 km	28.6
The typical town	–	76.2