Annual crime rate in Wales region is 15.4 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, Wales's rate is at 97% as of December 2024.Antisocial behaviour crime makes up 15.6% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 46.8k, and this number has decreased by 13.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
| Wales region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 15.4 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 15.9 |
| 97% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 15.6% | share of all crimes | 15.5% |
| 46.8k | crimes reported | 891k |
| -13.5% | annual change | -1.4% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clwyd | 130% | 21 | 10391 | |
| Dyfed | 46% | 7 | 2637 | |
| Gwent | 132% | 21 | 11593 | |
| Gwynedd | 108% | 17 | 3261 | |
| Mid Glamorgan | 89% | 14 | 5562 | |
| Powys | 38% | 6 | 752 | |
| South Glamorgan | 90% | 14 | 7391 | |
| West Glamorgan | 83% | 13 | 5262 | |
Crime rate ranking : 4. highest crime rate out of 9 regions
The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 46.8k, and this number has decreased by 13.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between November 2023 - October 2024 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.
-13.5% annual change, crime is declining
46.8k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2011 to October 2024.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2019 till 2023.
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