Total Crime Rate

135.1 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 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holywell Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brynford and Halkyn , and the 81st 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 Holywell Road (CH7 5AR) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.2% higher than the Brynford and Halkyn average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Road (CH7 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Cae Delyn. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brynford and Halkyn

Crime Over Time in Holywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penycefn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5122 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys-Y-Goron Under investigation
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Data Sources

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