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Crime Rates in Wales, country
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
97.1 crimes
Last updated: 11.09.2024
Annual total crime rate in Wales, country is 97.1 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in Wales (country) by type
Violence and sexual offences
36.9
Anti-social behaviour
15.9
Public order
9.79
Criminal damage and arson
8.2
Shoplifting
7.91
Other theft
5.62
Vehicle crime
3.7
Burglary
2.79
Drugs
2.07
Other crime
1.9
Bicycle theft
0.782
Possession of weapons
0.682
Theft from the person
0.509
Robbery
0.356
Data source: data.police.uk
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Above are annual crime rates in Wales (country) by crime type.
The figures represent the number of annual crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Wales (country).
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Historical crime rates in Wales (country)
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Data source: data.police.uk
Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Wales (country)
Borough name | Crime Rate |
---|---|
1. Powys | 49.8 low |
2. Ceredigion | 52.7 low |
3. Carmarthenshire | 56.9 low |
4. Pembrokeshire | 62.4 low |
5. Isle of Anglesey | 71.5 low |
6. Monmouthshire | 77.6 low |
7. Flintshire | 82.2 low |
8. Vale of Glamorgan | 82.4 low |
9. Neath Port Talbot | 84.4 low |
10. Gwynedd | 86.5 low |
11. Bridgend | 89.3 low |
12. Rhondda Cynon Taf | 93.4 medium |
13. Swansea | 101 medium |
14. Caerphilly | 104 medium |
15. Conwy | 110 medium |
16. Wrexham | 111 medium |
17. Merthyr Tydfil | 121 medium |
18. Denbighshire | 121 medium |
19. Torfaen | 121 medium |
20. Cardiff | 131 high |
21. Blaenau Gwent | 138 high |
22. Newport | 147 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
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