Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7QQ
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
How safe is CH8 7QQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7QQ area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 7QQNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order2.64.6
Burglary1.99.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.