POLICE in Flintshire received a "staggering" number of calls for assistance over the weekend.

As part of the North Flintshire Police team's regular update, released on Monday morning, a spokesman shared details of what officers have dealt with over the preceding two days.

The spokesman explained: "Over the weekend there has been a staggering 162 calls for service; 38 of which were P0 (emergency lights and sirens response)!"

Of the total 162 calls, 19 were in relation to domestic incidents, seven were for concern for safety incidents and 12 were relating to anti-social behaviour.

The spokesman continued: "We've had a couple of commercial burglaries over the weekend, one of which was only an attempt. 

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"We ask any business owners with large plant machinery or copper cabling on site to remain vigilant. 

"Our We Don't Buy Crime team will visit the victims to discuss security on site. 

"Unfortunately when there's 150+ incidents over the weekend it's hard to see the wood through the trees and pick out what the community needs to know about! 

"Neighbourhood police teams will review every incident for their particular area before a morning briefing so we're all informed. 

"Around major football tournaments, we expect to see a rise in domestic violence - this has been studied and there are statistics available. 

"I'm happy to report that from kick off to this morning, we did not have any Domestic Violence calls."