Total Crime
125,488
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / South Wales Police
South Wales Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in South Wales Police.
Latest month: June 2026
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YoY Change
-4.0%
130,766 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+16.1%
33,513 vs 28,855
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 4.0% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.6%
•
Robbery ↑ 73.3%
•
Possession of weapons ↑ 16.3%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 15.2%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 6.9%
•
Burglary ↓ 18.1%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
South Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 38.2%
|
47,879 |
+1.6%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,493 |
-15.2%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
14,133 |
-0.4%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Shoplifting
|
11,828 |
-6.9%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,486 |
-3.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,373 |
-8.5%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,170 |
-2.9%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,784 |
-14.1%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,156 |
-4.8%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,059 |
-18.1%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,242 |
+16.3%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,084 |
-15.5%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,073 |
+73.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
728 |
-11.4%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |