Total Crime Rate
246.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
130.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downing Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 26th highest crime rate of 494 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 Downing Road (CH8 9ED) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 161.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downing Road (CH8 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hafod-Y-Ddol Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mostyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penrho | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hafod-Y-Ddol Road | — |
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