Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7AY
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,961 (2024)
CH8 7AYHolywell
How safe is CH8 7AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7AY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
CH8 7AYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary6.79.1
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.64.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.