Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 161.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oakwood Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 60th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Close (CH7 1RS) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Mold: Broncoed average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Close (CH7 1RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Daniel Owen, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Daniel Owen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Llys Daniel Owen Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Mervyn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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