Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 134.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dreflan area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 45th highest crime rate of 494 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 Dreflan (CH7 1DE) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% higher than the Mold: Broncoed average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 134.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dreflan (CH7 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dreflan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Daniel Owen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Llys Daniel Owen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Mervyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tai Maes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henffordd Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Henffordd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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