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Gwent Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Gwent Police.

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

30,943

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-57.1%

72,165 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

0.0%

0 vs 0

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 57.1% in this area.

Driven by

No material category increases.

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 59.2%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 49.8%

• Public order ↓ 55.6%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Theft from the person	72	-61.3% vs -20.1% nationally	0.2%	↓ Down
Robbery	190	-43.3% vs +9.3% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	125	-54.4% vs -10.4% nationally	0.4%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	270	-54.2% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Other crime	887	-53.2% vs -3.0% nationally	2.9%	↓ Down
Drugs	750	-59.5% vs +12.3% nationally	2.4%	↓ Down
Burglary	864	-62.4% vs -9.2% nationally	2.8%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	1,010	-64.1% vs -11.7% nationally	3.3%	↓ Down
Other theft	1,617	-57.6% vs -6.9% nationally	5.2%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	1,745	-65.3% vs -4.9% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	3,224	-53.9% vs -4.2% nationally	10.4%	↓ Down
Public order	3,370	-55.6% vs -4.3% nationally	10.9%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	5,986	-49.8% vs -0.2% nationally	19.3%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 35.0%	10,833	-59.2% vs +1.1% nationally	35.0%	↓ Down