Postcode district · Mold
Crime in CH7
How much crime is recorded in CH7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 70,237 (2024)
CH7Postcode district · Mold
How safe is CH7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH7National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.