Crime Rate in Holywell East, ward

Holywell East has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 3298th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Holywell East in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Flintshire district average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holywell East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holywell East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Pen-Y-Maes Gardens, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Abbots Walk (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.