The crime rate in Wales was 88.8 crimes per 1,000 population in 2022/23, compared with 84.9 in 2021/22, with the figure for the most recent year the highest in the recorded time period.
Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Wales
Demographics
8
- Premium Statistic Population of Wales 1971-2022
- Basic Statistic Population of Wales 2022, by unitary authority
- Premium Statistic Population of Wales 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Crude birth rate in Wales 1971-2021
- Premium Statistic Total fertility rate in Wales 1982-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of marriages in Wales 1974-2019
- Basic Statistic Number and percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Percentage of people in Wales who say they can speak Welsh 2023 by age and gender
Economic Indicators
8
- Basic Statistic GDP of Wales 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic GDP growth in Wales 1999-2021
- Premium Statistic GDP per capita Wales 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic GDP of Wales 2021, by local area
- Premium Statistic GDP growth of Wales 2021, by local area
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Wales 1992-2023
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Wales 1992-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Wales 2001-2023
Politics & Government
6
- Basic Statistic Voting intention in a referendum on Welsh independence 2020-2023
- Basic Statistic Wales voting intention in a UK general election 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Voting intention for the Welsh Parliament (Senedd) elections in 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of votes in Welsh elections 1918-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) elections 1999-2021
- Basic Statistic Turnout rate in Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) elections 1999-2021
Crime
7
- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in Wales 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in Wales 2015-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of homicide offences in Wales 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of theft offences in Wales 2015-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of sexual offences in Wales 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of drug offences in Wales 2015-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of robbery offences in Wales 2015-2023
Education
4
Further related statistics
9
- Total offenses in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2018
- Number of crimes recorded in St. Petersburg 2010-2021
- Total offenses in MLA requests from Hong Kong 2013-2018
- Number of offences recorded for trafficking in persons in Italy 2012-2016
- Number of suspicious transactions reported to Hong Kong's SFC 2013-2018
- JFIU financial intelligence reports received by Hong Kong's IRD 2013-2018
- Number of money laundering investigations by Hong Kong Police Force 2017 by type
- Number of suspicious transaction reportings to JFIU by Hong Kong's banks 2013-2017
- Suspicious transaction reportings by Hong Kong's jewelry dealers 2013-2017
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Total offenses in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2018
- Number of crimes recorded in St. Petersburg 2010-2021
- Total offenses in MLA requests from Hong Kong 2013-2018
- Number of offences recorded for trafficking in persons in Italy 2012-2016
- Number of suspicious transactions reported to Hong Kong's SFC 2013-2018
- JFIU financial intelligence reports received by Hong Kong's IRD 2013-2018
- Number of money laundering investigations by Hong Kong Police Force 2017 by type
- Number of suspicious transaction reportings to JFIU by Hong Kong's banks 2013-2017
- Suspicious transaction reportings by Hong Kong's jewelry dealers 2013-2017
Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime Rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Crime rate in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382823/crime-rate-wales/