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North Wales Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

63,534

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-3.9%

66,125 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+7.0%

15,717 vs 14,688

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 3.9% in this area.

Driven by

• Shoplifting ↑ 5.0%

• Drugs ↑ 15.5%

• Public order ↑ 1.3%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 4.1%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 5.4%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 10.4%

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
Shoplifting	5,175	+5.0% vs -4.2% nationally	8.1%	↑ Up
Drugs	1,601	+15.5% vs +8.9% nationally	2.5%	↑ Up
Public order	4,337	+1.3% vs -4.8% nationally	6.8%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	500	+11.1% vs +6.2% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Robbery	195	+3.2% vs +9.2% nationally	0.3%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	297	-8.9% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	1,177	-5.3% vs -10.2% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	109	-48.8% vs -20.4% nationally	0.2%	↓ Down
Other crime	1,199	-11.3% vs -4.2% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Burglary	1,661	-9.6% vs -7.9% nationally	2.6%	↓ Down
Other theft	3,517	-5.2% vs -6.7% nationally	5.5%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	5,236	-10.4% vs -4.1% nationally	8.2%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	12,739	-5.4% vs -1.6% nationally	20.1%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 40.6%	25,791	-4.1% vs +0.8% nationally	40.6%	↓ Down