Wales crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in Wales region is 99.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 115k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 107% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 33.0% over the last twelve months.Wales crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (8 regions)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →38.0%4. lowest107%115k-6.2%
Antisocial behaviour crime →17.5%3. highest111%53.1k1.2%
Public order crime →10.3%2. highest131%31.1k-19.1%
Criminal damage and arson crime →7.9%3. lowest99%23.9k0.0%
Shoplifting crime →7.6%3. lowest105%23.0k33.0%
Other theft crime →6.1%1. lowest76%18.5k-3.6%
Vehicle crime →3.7%1. lowest59%11.2k4.7%
Burglary crime →2.6%1. lowest61%7.9k-13.3%
Drugs crime →2.2%1. lowest80%6.6k-13.5%
Other crime →1.8%2. lowest100%5.6k-0.1%
Bicycle theft crime →0.9%2. lowest79%2.6k7.3%
Possession of weapons crime →0.7%2. lowest72%2.0k14.8%
Theft from the person crime →0.5%1. lowest25%1.5k-6.0%
Robbery crime →0.3%1. lowest26%994-6.6%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 131% of national crime rate which puts Wales on 2. position out of 8 England's and Wales' regions in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 10.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 31.1k cases and has decreased by 19.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Wales crime rate comparison map

This map compares crime rate in Wales region to the national crime rate.

Wales crime rate comparison map

Wales crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in Wales region to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

Wales crime rate by crime statistic

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