Total Crime Rate

87.8 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brynhyfryd Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 147th highest crime rate of 502 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 Brynhyfryd Cottages (CH8 8RN) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Holywell West average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynhyfryd Cottages (CH8 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Tan Y Lloc Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brynhyfryd Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tan Y Lloc Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tan Y Lloc Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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