Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 9GA
How much crime is recorded in CH8 9GA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mostyn & Holway
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,896 (2024)
CH8 9GAHolywell
How safe is CH8 9GA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 9GA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9GANational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Burglary8.99.1
Public order6.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 63% 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.