Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.0
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8
  • Public order 9.1
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3
  • Shoplifting 7.1
  • Other theft 5.1
  • Vehicle crime 3.2
  • Drugs 2.9
  • Burglary 2.7
  • Other crime 2.4
  • Possession of weapons 0.8
  • Bicycle theft 0.6
  • Robbery 0.4
  • Theft from the person 0.4
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 95.0 per 1,000 residents

Violent crimes totalled 148,455 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of Wales country

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Country average: 95.0 per 1,000

DistrictPer 1,000vs. Country Label vs UK districts
1 Blaenau Gwent 134.2 39.2 (41%) Very high 9/10
2 Newport 127.0 32.1 (34%) Very high 9/10
3 Denbighshire 115.8 20.8 (22%) Very high 9/10
4 Torfaen 115.0 20.0 (21%) High 8/10
5 Cardiff 114.2 19.3 (20%) High 8/10
6 Merthyr Tydfil 111.3 16.4 (17%) High 8/10
7 Conwy 105.3 10.3 (11%) High 7/10
8 Wrexham 104.7 9.7 (10%) High 7/10
9 Caerphilly 97.4 2.5 (3%) High 7/10
10 Swansea 93.5 -1.5 (-2%) Typical 6/10
11 Pembrokeshire 90.7 -4.2 (-4%) Typical 6/10
12 Rhondda Cynon Taf 88.3 -6.6 (-7%) Typical 6/10
13 Gwynedd 87.8 -7.2 (-8%) Typical 6/10
14 Neath Port Talbot 83.4 -11.6 (-12%) Typical 5/10
15 Carmarthenshire 83.1 -11.9 (-12%) Typical 5/10
16 Bridgend 82.7 -12.2 (-13%) Typical 5/10
17 Flintshire 79.3 -15.7 (-16%) Typical 5/10
18 Vale of Glamorgan 73.8 -21.2 (-22%) Low 4/10
19 Ceredigion 73.5 -21.5 (-23%) Low 4/10
20 Powys 71.9 -23.1 (-24%) Low 4/10
21 Isle of Anglesey 71.8 -23.1 (-24%) Low 4/10
22 Monmouthshire 71.2 -23.8 (-25%) Low 4/10
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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