Total Crime Rate

904.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 904.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 404.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.7 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holywell Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Flint: Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Street (CH6 5NS) in the last 12 months was 904.2 per 1,000 residents and was 396.8% higher than the Flint: Castle average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 204.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Street (CH6 5NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl Street, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Feather Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Treffynnon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Roskell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Roskell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Sydney Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Sydney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salusbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salusbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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