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.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.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (8 regions)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	38.0%	4. lowest	107%	115k	-6.2%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	17.5%	3. highest	111%	53.1k	1.2%
Public order crime →	10.3%	2. highest	131%	31.1k	-19.1%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	7.9%	3. lowest	99%	23.9k	0.0%
Shoplifting crime →	7.6%	3. lowest	105%	23.0k	33.0%
Other theft crime →	6.1%	1. lowest	76%	18.5k	-3.6%
Vehicle crime →	3.7%	1. lowest	59%	11.2k	4.7%
Burglary crime →	2.6%	1. lowest	61%	7.9k	-13.3%
Drugs crime →	2.2%	1. lowest	80%	6.6k	-13.5%
Other crime →	1.8%	2. lowest	100%	5.6k	-0.1%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.9%	2. lowest	79%	2.6k	7.3%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.7%	2. lowest	72%	2.0k	14.8%
Theft from the person crime →	0.5%	1. lowest	25%	1.5k	-6.0%
Robbery crime →	0.3%	1. lowest	26%	994	-6.6%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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