Buckley Mountain vs Flint Castle

Buckley Mountain has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) and recorded 175 crimes in the last 12 months. Flint Castle has a safety score of 45/100 (Average) with 450 crimes. Buckley Mountain scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buckley Mountain shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Flint Castle shows +6.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buckley Mountain, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (63 incidents). In Flint Castle, it is Violent Crime (157 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buckley Mountain recorded 46 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Flint Castle recorded 88. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buckley Mountain totalled 63 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 157 in Flint Castle. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buckley Mountain recorded 184 crimes (now 175, a change of -4.9%). Flint Castle recorded 424 crimes previously (now 450, +6.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Buckley Mountain has a resolution rate of 25% and Flint Castle has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Buckley Mountain falls within the North Wales Police boundary. Flint Castle is covered by North Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Buckley Mountain and Flint Castle. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.