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Crime Rates in Wales, country
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
96.2 crimes
Last updated: 04.12.2024
Annual total crime rate in Wales, country is 96.2 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in Wales (country) by type
Violence and sexual offences
36.8
Anti-social behaviour
15
Public order
9.57
Criminal damage and arson
8.34
Shoplifting
7.95
Other theft
5.44
Vehicle crime
3.71
Burglary
2.91
Drugs
2.14
Other crime
2
Bicycle theft
0.717
Possession of weapons
0.694
Theft from the person
0.495
Robbery
0.37
Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2023 - Oct 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 | 50.9 low |
2. Ceredigion | 55.6 low |
3. Carmarthenshire | 59.5 low |
4. Pembrokeshire | 66.2 low |
5. Isle of Anglesey | 69.5 low |
6. Monmouthshire | 80.5 low |
7. Vale of Glamorgan | 80.6 low |
8. Flintshire | 81.4 low |
9. Neath Port Talbot | 83.2 low |
10. Bridgend | 85.7 low |
11. Gwynedd | 86.9 low |
12. Rhondda Cynon Taf | 90.2 low |
13. Swansea | 97.8 medium |
14. Caerphilly | 104 medium |
15. Wrexham | 109 medium |
16. Conwy | 110 medium |
17. Merthyr Tydfil | 116 medium |
18. Denbighshire | 119 medium |
19. Torfaen | 124 medium |
20. Cardiff | 125 medium |
21. Blaenau Gwent | 144 high |
22. Newport | 149 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
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