Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Brynford and Halkyn , and the 149th 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 This (CH8 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Brynford and Halkyn average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CH8 8HJ, the main crime hotspot is near Lon-Y-Fron. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CH8 8HJ area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Fron Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Fron Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Fron Under investigation
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Data Sources

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