Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7NQ
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mostyn & Holway
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,419 (2024)
CH8 7NQHolywell
How safe is CH8 7NQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7NQ 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 7NQNational
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting12.08.4
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.54.6
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.