Postcode · Holywell
Crime in CH8 9ZW
How much crime is recorded in CH8 9ZW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Flint North East
- Council
- Flintshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
CH8 9ZWHolywell
How safe is CH8 9ZW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH8 9ZW 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
221
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 9ZWNational
Shoplifting78.08.4
Anti-social behaviour62.110.7
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Burglary13.99.1
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Public order9.04.6
Other theft7.24.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime3.41.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.71.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.