Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 8AH
How much crime is recorded in CH8 8AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerwys, Halkyn & Nannerch
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,018 (2024)
CH8 8AHHolywell
How safe is CH8 8AH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 8AH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8AHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.