Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gladstone Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 113th 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 Gladstone Cottages (CH8 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Holywell West average (94.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Cottages (CH8 7NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Dyffryn, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorfields (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gladstone Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Dyffryn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafan Deg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Dyffryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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