Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ffordd Ffynnon area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Ffynnon (CH8 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Ffynnon (CH8 8SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd Pentre, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mwdwl- Eithin (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ffordd Ffynnon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Gwelfor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Gwelfor Under investigation

Data Sources

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