Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire: Safety
Safety
Crime in Connah's Quay Central is higher than the UK and Wales averages, but it's been dropping sharply. The crime rate fell from 178.5 per 1,000 people in 2024 to around 64 per 1,000 in 2026.
The numbers back this up. The neighbourhood recorded 824 crimes in 2024, dropping to 689 in 2025, with 2026 tracking even lower. Anti-social behaviour has more than halved over that time, which is one of the biggest changes you'll see.
Vehicle crime has stayed consistently low. Connah's Quay South, just next door, is one of the quieter neighbourhoods around, so there are definitely calmer pockets across the town.
Source: police-recorded crime for Connah's Quay Central ward (North Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Connah's Quay Central ward: North Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Connah's Quay Central ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
116.1
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Willaston & Thornton
33.6
Higher than
Connah's Quay South
23.8
Similar to
Connah's Quay: Wepre
105.6
Higher than
Connah's Quay: Golftyn
79.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Connah's Quay Central ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences41%39%
- Anti-social behaviour18%15%
- Public order10%10%
- Other theft8%5%
- Criminal damage and arson7%9%
- Shoplifting4%7%
- Burglary3%3%
- Drugs3%3%
- Vehicle crime2%4%
- Other crime2%3%
- Possession of weapons2%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
