Crime Rates at Pen Y Ball Street, Holywell, CH8 7LU

Pen Y Ball Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bagillt , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Ball Street (CH8 7LU) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.7% higher than the Bagillt average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Ball Street (CH8 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd St Gregoire, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5121 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.