Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6
  • Violent crimes 42.1
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4
  • Public order 7.9
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0
  • Shoplifting 6.3
  • Other theft 4.4
  • Vehicle crime 2.8
  • Drugs 2.5
  • Burglary 2.3
  • Other crime 2.0
  • Possession of weapons 0.8
  • Bicycle theft 0.5
  • Robbery 0.5
  • Theft from the person 0.3
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this country to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview for Wales

The overall crime rate in Wales in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents

Violent crimes totalled 131,716 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of Wales country

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Country average: 82.6 per 1,000

DistrictPer 1,000vs. Country Label vs UK districts
1 Denbighshire 112.4 29.8 (36%) High 8/10
2 Cardiff 110.2 27.7 (33%) High 8/10
3 Merthyr Tydfil 107.5 24.9 (30%) High 8/10
4 Conwy 103.1 20.5 (25%) High 8/10
5 Wrexham 100.4 17.9 (22%) High 7/10
6 Pembrokeshire 91.4 8.8 (11%) Typical 6/10
7 Swansea 89.9 7.4 (9%) Typical 6/10
8 Rhondda Cynon Taf 86.9 4.4 (5%) Typical 6/10
9 Gwynedd 86.7 4.1 (5%) Typical 6/10
10 Bridgend 84.1 1.5 (2%) Typical 5/10
11 Carmarthenshire 83.9 1.4 (2%) Typical 5/10
12 Neath Port Talbot 81.7 -0.8 (-1%) Typical 5/10
13 Flintshire 76.8 -5.7 (-7%) Low 4/10
14 Vale of Glamorgan 71.0 -11.6 (-14%) Low 4/10
15 Isle of Anglesey 70.4 -12.2 (-15%) Low 4/10
16 Ceredigion 70.3 -12.3 (-15%) Low 4/10
17 Powys 70.2 -12.3 (-15%) Low 4/10
18 Blaenau Gwent 63.3 -19.3 (-23%) Low 3/10
19 Newport 59.3 -23.3 (-28%) Very low 2/10
20 Torfaen 56.1 -26.5 (-32%) Very low 2/10
21 Caerphilly 46.9 -35.7 (-43%) Very low 1/10
22 Monmouthshire 34.3 -48.3 (-59%) Very low 1/10
Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. Country” = difference from baseline.

Crime Over Time in Wales country

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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