Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 9BR
How much crime is recorded in CH8 9BR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,732 (2024)
CH8 9BRHolywell
How safe is CH8 9BR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 9BR area, well 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9BRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime2.21.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.