Total Crime Rate

251.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 251.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bedford Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 25th 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 Bedford Way (CH7 1SL) in the last 12 months was 251.8 per 1,000 residents and was 136.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Way (CH7 1SL), 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 Bedford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nant Garmon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nant Garmon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nant Garmon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Other crime Llys Daniel Owen Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Daniel Owen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryn Garmon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Mervyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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