Crime Rates at Strand Close, Holywell, CH8 7AL

Strand Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bagillt , and the 75th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strand Close (CH8 7AL) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Bagillt average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strand Close (CH8 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strand Park, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.