Total Crime Rate
364.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Y Gerddi area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 16th 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 Y Gerddi (CH8 9PD) in the last 12 months was 364.7 per 1,000 residents and was 252.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 241.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Y Gerddi (CH8 9PD), the main crime hotspot is near Ygerddi. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holywell West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ygerddi | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ygerddi | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ffordd Pandarus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Pandarus | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd Pandarus | — |
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