Total Crime
125,702
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
-5.0%
132,278 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+2.3%
29,851 vs 29,180
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 5.0% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.3%
•
Robbery ↑ 93.3%
•
Possession of weapons ↑ 14.4%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 12.9%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 13.0%
•
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
1,063 |
+93.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,191 |
+14.4%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 37.9%
|
47,658 |
+1.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
9,639 |
-3.4%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,162 |
-3.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
13,908 |
-4.4%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,028 |
-6.8%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,849 |
-8.3%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
6,444 |
-9.3%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,210 |
-12.9%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
11,567 |
-13.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,128 |
-17.8%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,144 |
-18.1%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
711 |
-25.9%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |