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North Wales Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

63,073

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-5.1%

66,482 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+0.7%

15,032 vs 14,933

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 5.1% in this area.

Driven by

• Drugs ↑ 15.7%

• Shoplifting ↑ 4.1%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 4.8%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.6%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 6.9%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 11.0%

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
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 40.5%	25,565	-5.6% vs +1.1% nationally	40.5%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	12,609	-6.9% vs -0.2% nationally	20.0%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	5,229	-11.0% vs -4.2% nationally	8.3%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	5,125	+4.1% vs -4.9% nationally	8.1%	↑ Up
Public order	4,285	-1.7% vs -4.3% nationally	6.8%	↓ Down
Other theft	3,528	-4.4% vs -6.9% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Burglary	1,677	-9.6% vs -9.2% nationally	2.7%	↓ Down
Drugs	1,588	+15.7% vs +12.3% nationally	2.5%	↑ Up
Other crime	1,199	-11.8% vs -3.0% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	1,190	-4.5% vs -11.7% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	477	+4.8% vs +6.8% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	310	-1.6% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Robbery	184	-4.2% vs +9.3% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	107	-52.4% vs -20.1% nationally	0.2%	↓ Down