Crime Rates at High Street, Holywell, CH8 7LE

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bagillt , and the 5th 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 High Street (CH8 7LE) in the last 12 months was 602.2 per 1,000 residents and was 723.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 260.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CH8 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd St Gregoire, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Fawr (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.