Crime Rate in Holywell Central, ward

Holywell Central has the highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 152nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Holywell Central in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 237.8% higher than the Flintshire district average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holywell Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 111.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holywell Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ffordd St Gregoire, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.