Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mold Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Argoed and New Brighton , and the 213th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mold Road (CH7 2NH) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Argoed and New Brighton average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mold Road (CH7 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clwyd Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Argoed and New Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clwyd Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clwyd Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clwyd Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilers Close | Under investigation |
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