Last updated: 12 May 2024
The overall crime rate in Dyfed county is 60.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 9.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 75% of national crime rate. The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Drugs crime" rate is at 81% of national crime rate which puts Dyfed on 26. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 3.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 783 cases and has decreased by 50.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime → | 42.8% | 5. lowest | 75% | 9.4k | -45.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime → | 17.5% | 14. lowest | 68% | 3.8k | -13.6% |
Criminal damage and arson crime → | 9.3% | 4. lowest | 72% | 2.0k | -40.0% |
Public order crime → | 9.0% | 8. lowest | 72% | 2.0k | -55.4% |
Other theft crime → | 5.7% | 2. lowest | 45% | 1.2k | -37.0% |
Shoplifting crime → | 4.8% | 3. lowest | 40% | 1.0k | -28.4% |
Drugs crime → | 3.6% | 26. lowest | 81% | 783 | -50.8% |
Burglary crime → | 2.8% | 4. lowest | 41% | 622 | -32.4% |
Other crime → | 1.5% | 2. lowest | 51% | 335 | -41.4% |
Vehicle crime → | 1.3% | 1. lowest | 13% | 282 | -44.3% |
Possession of weapons crime → | 0.7% | 2. lowest | 44% | 144 | -37.1% |
Theft from the person crime → | 0.6% | 12. lowest | 18% | 124 | -20.5% |
Bicycle theft crime → | 0.2% | 2. lowest | 14% | 53 | -44.8% |
Robbery crime → | 0.1% | 1. lowest | 7% | 32 | -54.3% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Dyfed county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Dyfed county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 10.7 | 15.6 |
Bicycle theft | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Burglary | 1.7 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 5.7 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 2.2 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Other theft | 3.5 | 7.7 |
Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Public order | 5.5 | 7.6 |
Robbery | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 2.9 | 7.2 |
Theft from the person | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Vehicle crime | 0.8 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 26.0 | 34.9 |