Total Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Bryn area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Caergwrle , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Flintshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Bryn (LL12 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Caergwrle average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Bryn (LL12 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Cynfarch'S Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pen-Y-Bryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pen-Y-Bryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pen-Y-Bryn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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