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North Wales Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in North Wales Police.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

64,191

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-0.9%

64,775 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+13.4%

17,049 vs 15,032

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 0.9% in this area.

Driven by

Drugs ↑ 18.2%
Public order ↑ 5.2%
Shoplifting ↑ 3.1%

Offset by

Criminal damage and arson ↓ 7.6%
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 1.6%
Other crime ↓ 7.6%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

North Wales Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Drugs
1,624
+18.2%
vs +3.5% nationally
2.5%
Up
Public order
4,416
+5.2%
vs -3.2% nationally
6.9%
Up
Shoplifting
5,209
+3.1%
vs -2.3% nationally
8.1%
Up
Possession of weapons
544
+31.1%
vs +8.5% nationally
0.8%
Up
Robbery
185
-5.1%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.3%
Down
Bicycle theft
306
-4.1%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.5%
Down
Vehicle crime
1,176
-3.4%
vs -7.0% nationally
1.8%
Down
Other theft
3,579
-1.8%
vs -4.6% nationally
5.6%
Down
Anti-social behaviour
12,924
-0.6%
vs -1.3% nationally
20.1%
Flat
Theft from the person
112
-41.1%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.2%
Down
Burglary
1,660
-5.5%
vs -6.3% nationally
2.6%
Down
Other crime
1,205
-7.6%
vs -2.0% nationally
1.9%
Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 40.5%
25,973
-1.6%
vs +1.4% nationally
40.5%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
5,278
-7.6%
vs -4.8% nationally
8.2%
Down