South Wales Police/Crime in South Wales Police

Crime in South Wales Police

Recorded crime across South Wales Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,307,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

9,721Crimes recorded

7.4Rate per 1,000

18 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

9,721

Crime rate per 1,000

7.4 per 1,000 people

National ranking

18 of 41 (5% below average)

Month-on-month

+2.4%

Year-on-year

-7.4% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (39.9%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202310,563 crimes

Mar 202311,595 crimes

+9.8% vs previous month

Apr 202311,316 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

May 202312,467 crimes

+10.2% vs previous month

Jun 202312,461 crimes

-0.0% vs previous month

Jul 202311,630 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

Aug 202312,896 crimes

+10.9% vs previous month

Sept 202312,675 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Oct 202312,753 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Nov 202311,240 crimes

-11.9% vs previous month

Dec 202310,710 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Jan 202411,165 crimes

+4.2% vs previous month

Feb 202410,506 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

Mar 202411,894 crimes

+13.2% vs previous month

Apr 202411,347 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

May 202412,846 crimes

+13.2% vs previous month

Jun 202412,395 crimes

-3.5% vs previous month

Jul 202411,830 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

Aug 202411,609 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Sept 202410,553 crimes

-9.1% vs previous month

Oct 202411,377 crimes

+7.8% vs previous month

Nov 202410,548 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Dec 20249,595 crimes

-9.0% vs previous month

Jan 202510,498 crimes

+9.4% vs previous month

Feb 202510,800 crimes

+2.9% vs previous month

Mar 202512,061 crimes

+11.7% vs previous month

Apr 202511,503 crimes

-4.6% vs previous month

May 202512,105 crimes

+5.2% vs previous month

Jun 202511,797 crimes

-2.5% vs previous month

Jul 202511,801 crimes

+0.0% vs previous month

Aug 202511,373 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Sept 20259,942 crimes

-12.6% vs previous month

Oct 202511,530 crimes

+16.0% vs previous month

Nov 202510,641 crimes

-7.7% vs previous month

Dec 20259,489 crimes

-10.8% vs previous month

Jan 20269,721 crimes

+2.4% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,876 (39.9%)
2
Public order
1,015 (10.4%)
3
Anti-social behaviour
974 (10.0%)
4
Shoplifting
911 (9.4%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
780 (8.0%)
6
Other theft
574 (5.9%)
7
Vehicle crime
463 (4.8%)
8
Drugs
326 (3.4%)
9
Other crime
278 (2.9%)
10
Burglary
246 (2.5%)
11
Possession of weapons
109 (1.1%)
12
Robbery
88 (0.9%)
13
Bicycle theft
53 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
27 (0.3%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	9,721	+2.4%	3,876	974	246	463	911	326	88	1,015
Dec 2025	9,489	-10.8%	3,878	917	246	474	805	311	107	1,002
Nov 2025	10,641	-7.7%	4,196	1,224	244	588	983	326	108	1,054
Oct 2025	11,530	+16.0%	4,386	1,502	301	533	1,068	368	83	1,291
Sept 2025	9,942	-12.6%	3,682	1,282	290	493	1,003	303	83	1,071
Aug 2025	11,373	-3.6%	4,047	1,812	266	520	961	349	96	1,351
Jul 2025	11,801	+0.0%	4,399	1,926	277	472	955	314	97	1,363
Jun 2025	11,797	-2.5%	4,274	1,757	320	571	1,050	385	105	1,340
May 2025	12,105	+5.2%	4,432	1,893	294	446	1,019	342	97	1,448
Apr 2025	11,503	-4.6%	4,112	1,855	284	438	1,171	399	89	1,194
Mar 2025	12,061	+11.7%	4,371	1,621	293	525	1,108	620	45	1,293
Feb 2025	10,800	+2.9%	3,952	1,204	338	496	906	966	27	1,039
Jan 2025	10,498	+9.4%	4,114	1,228	330	576	937	327	37	1,033
Dec 2024	9,595	-9.0%	3,658	1,185	299	496	989	247	28	869
Nov 2024	10,548	-7.3%	3,712	1,548	278	526	1,239	272	31	1,036
Oct 2024	11,377	+7.8%	3,915	1,703	348	625	1,210	291	45	1,232
Sept 2024	10,553	-9.1%	3,784	1,435	331	583	1,208	222	40	1,080
Aug 2024	11,609	-1.9%	3,946	1,748	348	561	1,227	244	47	1,412
Jul 2024	11,830	-4.6%	4,050	1,721	372	636	1,084	264	59	1,543
Jun 2024	12,395	-3.5%	4,121	1,877	348	586	1,254	260	58	1,615
May 2024	12,846	+13.2%	4,403	2,059	361	537	1,381	235	66	1,522
Apr 2024	11,347	-4.6%	4,102	1,617	312	595	1,193	225	40	1,244
Mar 2024	11,894	+13.2%	4,477	1,504	318	528	1,346	261	50	1,310
Feb 2024	10,506	-5.9%	3,908	1,343	256	560	1,098	253	39	1,154
Jan 2024	11,165	+4.2%	4,215	1,315	327	604	1,261	248	48	1,135
Dec 2023	10,710	-4.7%	4,150	1,226	314	512	1,142	235	42	1,115
Nov 2023	11,240	-11.9%	4,003	1,539	314	542	1,151	215	38	1,224
Oct 2023	12,753	+0.6%	4,387	2,047	334	603	1,295	232	46	1,493
Sept 2023	12,675	-1.7%	4,451	1,942	382	570	1,129	274	35	1,598
Aug 2023	12,896	+10.9%	4,255	2,123	377	625	1,287	228	57	1,429
Jul 2023	11,630	-6.7%	3,820	1,991	333	542	1,163	217	47	1,203
Jun 2023	12,461	-0.0%	4,263	2,397	313	456	1,053	230	47	1,438
May 2023	12,467	+10.2%	4,101	2,334	356	531	1,049	258	40	1,405
Apr 2023	11,316	-2.4%	3,816	1,952	311	559	942	283	38	1,244
Mar 2023	11,595	+9.8%	4,063	1,723	302	595	1,058	271	38	1,202
Feb 2023	10,563	—	3,671	1,725	294	596	816	209	50	1,125