Total Crime
71,018
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Gwent Police
Gwent Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Gwent Police.
Latest month: June 2026
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YoY Change
-0.2%
71,158 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+10.9%
18,715 vs 16,879
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 0.2% in this area.
Driven by
•
Vehicle crime ↑ 18.6%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 2.9%
•
Burglary ↑ 13.9%
Offset by
•
Other theft ↓ 8.1%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 6.4%
•
Public order ↓ 3.6%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Gwent Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
445 |
+26.4%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
3,093 |
+18.6%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
714 |
+15.7%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
2,442 |
+13.9%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
12,684 |
+2.9%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 36.2%
|
25,686 |
-0.4%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
6,928 |
-1.2%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,903 |
-3.5%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
7,297 |
-3.6%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
4,344 |
-6.4%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,474 |
-8.1%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
1,656 |
-12.8%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
220 |
-19.7%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
132 |
-28.3%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |