Total Crime
129,357
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
-1.9%
131,847 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-8.7%
29,180 vs 31,959
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 1.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 62.2%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.0%
•
Robbery ↑ 87.2%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 16.4%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 6.4%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 11.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
981 |
+87.2%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
4,804 |
+62.2%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,221 |
+28.5%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
3,333 |
+13.5%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 37.5%
|
48,534 |
+3.0%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,757 |
-3.8%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
14,145 |
-4.0%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
17,303 |
-6.4%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,608 |
-9.8%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,918 |
-11.6%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,311 |
-13.1%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
11,492 |
-16.4%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
809 |
-17.0%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,141 |
-19.4%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |