Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Briars area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Mold: Broncoed , and the 30th 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 The Briars (CH7 4GZ) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.1% higher than the Mold: Broncoed average (120.0 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Briars (CH7 4GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mold: Broncoed

Crime Over Time in The Briars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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