Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Bryn area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Buckley: Mountain , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Bryn (CH7 6EE) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Buckley: Mountain average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Bryn (CH7 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Cae'R Glo, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Dawel (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Dawel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Dawel | Under investigation |
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