Total Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bryn Y Foel area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brynford and Halkyn , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 494 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 Bryn Y Foel (CH7 6PW) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% higher than the Brynford and Halkyn average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bryn Y Foel (CH7 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Cae'R Ffynnon. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brynford and Halkyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae'R Ffynnon | Under investigation |
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