Flint Castle vs Prestatyn Meliden

Flint Castle has a safety score of 45/100 (Average) and recorded 450 crimes in the last 12 months. Prestatyn Meliden has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) with 162 crimes. Prestatyn Meliden scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Flint Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Prestatyn Meliden shows +17.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Flint Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (157 incidents). In Prestatyn Meliden, it is Violent Crime (81 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Flint Castle recorded 88 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Prestatyn Meliden recorded 33. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Flint Castle totalled 157 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 81 in Prestatyn Meliden. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Flint Castle recorded 424 crimes (now 450, a change of +6.1%). Prestatyn Meliden recorded 138 crimes previously (now 162, +17.4%).

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. Flint Castle has a resolution rate of 22.2% and Prestatyn Meliden has 62.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Flint Castle falls within the North Wales Police boundary. Prestatyn Meliden 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 Flint Castle and Prestatyn Meliden. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.