Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 9LU
How much crime is recorded in CH8 9LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gronant, Ffynnongroyw & Trelawnyd
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
CH8 9LUHolywell
How safe is CH8 9LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 9LU area, above 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 9LUNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Burglary11.09.1
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.