Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7DL
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mostyn & Holway
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,229 (2024)
CH8 7DLHolywell
How safe is CH8 7DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7DL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 7DLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.