Crime Rate in Pen-y-ffordd, ward

Pen-y-ffordd has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Flintshire district and the 791st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-ffordd in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Flintshire district average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-ffordd’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-ffordd ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Llys Golygfa' R Maes, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Plas-Yn-Rhos (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.