Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Downing Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 55th 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 Downing Road (CH8 9ED) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% 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 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hafod-Y-Ddol Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hafod-Y-Ddol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hafod-Y-Ddol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hafod-Y-Ddol Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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