Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holly Close area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Buckley: Mountain , and the 57th 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 Holly Close (CH7 2GD) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.7% higher than the Buckley: Mountain average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (CH7 2GD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Mai Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Llys Mai Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Llwyn Llus Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fraser Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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