Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7QL
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
CH8 7QLHolywell
How safe is CH8 7QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7QL area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 7QLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary5.49.1
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.44.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.