Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Y Dreflan area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holywell West , and the 94th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Flintshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Y Dreflan (CH8 9PS) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Y Dreflan (CH8 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Ffordd Pandarus. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Y Dreflan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Pandarus Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ffordd Pandarus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Nant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Nant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Pandarus —
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Data Sources

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