South Wales Police — Recorded Crime

Recorded offences, rate per 1,000 and category breakdown for South Wales Police. ONS Police Force Area data, OGL v3.

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Rate / 1,000

80.7

National median 74.1 (+6.6)

Total offences

109,975

year ending December 2025

Population

1.35m

force area

Offences by category

Violence against the person42,693 (23.1%)

Theft offences29,175 (15.8%)

Stalking and harassment16,862 (9.1%)

Violence without injury14,804 (8.0%)

Public order offences13,677 (7.4%)

Shoplifting11,422 (6.2%)

Violence with injury10,933 (5.9%)

Criminal damage and arson9,698 (5.2%)

Other theft offences6,573 (3.6%)

Vehicle offences6,006 (3.2%)

Drug offences4,762 (2.6%)

Sexual offences4,644 (2.5%)

Burglary3,248 (1.8%)

Miscellaneous crimes3,204 (1.7%)

Residential burglary1,957 (1.1%)

Non-residential burglary1,291 (0.7%)

Possession of weapons offences1,211 (0.7%)

Bicycle theft1,168 (0.6%)

Robbery911 (0.5%)

Theft from the person758 (0.4%)

Death or serious injury - unlawful driving72 (0.0%)

Homicide22 (0.0%)

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Source: ONS — Police Force Area data tables · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · year ending December 2025, fetched 2026-07-14. Recorded crime reflects reporting and recording practice as well as underlying crime. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with South Wales Police.