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South Wales Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

126,364

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.4%

132,239 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-6.5%

28,855 vs 30,860

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.4% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.7%

• Robbery ↑ 110.2%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 13.1%

Offset by

• Shoplifting ↓ 14.0%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 9.5%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 11.5%

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 · 37.9%	47,848	+1.7% vs +1.1% nationally	37.9%	↑ Up
Robbery	1,068	+110.2% vs +9.3% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,177	+13.1% vs +6.8% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Other crime	3,202	-0.1% vs -3.0% nationally	2.5%	→ Flat
Drugs	3,932	-2.3% vs +12.3% nationally	3.1%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	738	-23.3% vs -20.1% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	1,134	-17.5% vs -10.4% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	9,646	-3.8% vs -4.2% nationally	7.6%	↓ Down
Public order	13,948	-4.5% vs -4.3% nationally	11.0%	↓ Down
Burglary	3,194	-17.4% vs -9.2% nationally	2.5%	↓ Down
Other theft	6,478	-9.9% vs -6.9% nationally	5.1%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	5,867	-11.5% vs -11.7% nationally	4.6%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	16,684	-9.5% vs -0.2% nationally	13.2%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	11,448	-14.0% vs -4.9% nationally	9.1%	↓ Down