Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 7UG
How much crime is recorded in CH8 7UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Holywell & Bagillt
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,080 (2024)
CH8 7UGHolywell
How safe is CH8 7UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 7UG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
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 7UGNational
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Anti-social behaviour29.310.7
Shoplifting21.88.4
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Public order11.34.6
Burglary10.59.1
Other theft9.14.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.