Recorded crime rate in North Wales
Police recorded 76.0 offences per 1,000 residents in North Wales (Wales) in the year ending December 2025, based on official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics (52,982 recorded offences across a population of 697,115). That is 9% below the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period.
These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending — they are context, not a measure of how safe an area is, and say nothing about its residents.
- Recorded crime / 1,000
- 76.0
- Recorded offences
- 52,982
- vs England & Wales
- -9%
Recorded crime by offence group
Rate per 1,000 residents, year ending December 2025.
| Offence group | Rate / 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 34.9 |
| Residential burglary | 1.6 |
| Vehicle offences | 1.7 |
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 |
Note: anti-social behaviour is an incident category, not a notifiable recorded offence, so it is not included. Fraud is recorded centrally rather than by area and is excluded from these totals.
Other Police Force Areas in Wales
Frequently asked questions
- What is the recorded crime rate in North Wales?
- North Wales police recorded 76.0 offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (52,982 recorded offences across a population of 697,115), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics.
- How does the crime rate in North Wales compare with England and Wales?
- North Wales's recorded-crime rate of 76.0 per 1,000 is 9% below the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, so they are context rather than a measure of how safe a place is.
- How much violence against the person is recorded in North Wales?
- Police recorded 34.9 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in North Wales in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- What is the residential burglary rate in North Wales?
- North Wales recorded 1.6 residential burglary offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- Where does this North Wales crime data come from?
- These are official recorded-crime statistics: counts come from the Home Office police-recorded-crime open data for North Wales, and the rate per 1,000 uses the ONS mid-2024 population estimate for the same Police Force Area. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally, not by area) and cover the year ending December 2025. They are published under the Open Government Licence and presented as neutral context only.
Reference period: year ending December 2025 (population: ONS mid-2024). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime (PFA) + ONS mid-2024 PFA population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.