Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 95th highest crime rate of 494 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 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Y Dreflan (CH8 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Ffordd Pandarus. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Dreflan Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Pandarus —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Pandarus —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodhyfryd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodhyfryd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Ffynnon Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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