North Wales Police Statistics
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
The crime rate in North Wales Police's force coverage area is 67 crimes per 1,000 people, for the 12-month period ending April 2026. The most commonly-reported crimes are violence and sexual offences, reported at a rate of roughly 34 reports per 1,000 daytime population.
North Wales Police Crime Map
Incidents mapped in North Wales Police's service area represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to North Wales Police's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around North Wales Police up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of North Wales Police's 29,994 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
Crime Risk Scores
North Wales Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within North Wales Police has a crime risk score of 608. This is based on analysis of 29,994 nearby areas within North Wales Police, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in North Wales Police's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in North Wales Police, crime risk scores are typically around 608, while in National they are average 500.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 613 (500 for National), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 625 (National 500).
Trends in Crime Risk
North Wales Police
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 4.7% in North Wales Police's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in North Wales Police's crime risk score is down by 3.6%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, North Wales Police's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 0.79%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
North Wales Police
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
North Wales Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Violence and Sexual Offences have a crime rate of 34 reports per 1,000 people in North Wales Police, which is 1.13 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 25,922 crime reports logged by North Wales Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, North Wales Police recorded 5,250 reports of Criminal Damage and Arson in North Wales Police, resulting in a crime rate of 6.95 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.11.
The crime rate for Public Order is 0.99 times the national average at 5.76 reports per 1,000. This is from 4,356 crime reports reported to North Wales Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
North Wales Police
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.31 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.36 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 14% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.75 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 0.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 2.6% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.30 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.11 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 173% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.20 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.20 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 0% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.22 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.24 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 1.6% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
North Wales Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
North Wales Police | National | ||||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 12,763 | 16.84 | 1.19 | 941,224 | 14.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Bicycle Theft | 297 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 48,449 | 0.73 | 1.00 | |||
| Burglary | 1,668 | 2.21 | 0.71 | 208,612 | 3.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 5,250 | 6.95 | 1.11 | 418,651 | 6.28 | 1.00 | |||
| Drugs | 1,606 | 2.13 | 0.69 | 205,214 | 3.09 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Crime | 1,210 | 1.60 | 0.86 | 124,230 | 1.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Other Theft | 3,539 | 4.68 | 0.82 | 378,146 | 5.69 | 1.00 | |||
| Possession of Weapons | 500 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 56,620 | 0.85 | 1.00 | |||
| Public Order | 4,356 | 5.76 | 0.99 | 386,297 | 5.80 | 1.00 | |||
| Robbery | 197 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 78,386 | 1.18 | 1.00 | |||
| Shoplifting | 5,191 | 6.85 | 0.96 | 475,025 | 7.13 | 1.00 | |||
| Theft From the Person | 110 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 103,505 | 1.55 | 1.00 | |||
| Vehicle Crime | 1,182 | 1.57 | 0.37 | 287,068 | 4.30 | 1.00 | |||
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25,922 | 34.22 | 1.13 | 2,024,722 | 30.40 | 1.00 | |||
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Total Crime by Year
North Wales Police | National | ||||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | |||
| 2026 | 51,028 | 67.44 | 0.94 | 4,794,925 | 71.98 | 1.00 | |||
| 2025 | 52,835 | 70.30 | 0.95 | 4,892,734 | 74.03 | 1.00 | |||
| 2024 | 52,939 | 70.87 | 0.94 | 4,937,620 | 75.43 | 1.00 | |||
| 2023 | 60,095 | 80.86 | 1.02 | 5,115,763 | 79.01 | 1.00 | |||
| 2022 | 60,582 | 81.97 | 1.07 | 4,922,645 | 76.81 | 1.00 | |||
| 2021 | 52,171 | 70.71 | 1.03 | 4,369,811 | 68.57 | 1.00 | |||
| 2020 | 56,237 | 76.65 | 1.03 | 4,707,683 | 74.16 | 1.00 | |||
| 2019 | 58,073 | 79.34 | 1.04 | 4,824,370 | 76.25 | 1.00 | |||
| 2018 | 50,229 | 68.62 | 0.96 | 4,484,151 | 71.12 | 1.00 | |||
| 2017 | 39,852 | 54.45 | 0.85 | 4,011,470 | 63.94 | 1.00 | |||
| 2016 | 12,824 | 17.57 | 0.92 | 1,195,221 | 19.07 | 1.00 | |||
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North Wales Police: Major Towns & Cities Compared
| Town / City | Crime Count | Crime Rate | CrimeRate Index | ||||||
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| Caia Park | 2,130 | 157.51 | 2.25 | ||||||
| Rhyl | 4,588 | 153.96 | 2.15 | ||||||
| Offa | 2,014 | 134.22 | 1.93 | ||||||
| Llandudno | 2,441 | 112.95 | 1.64 | ||||||
| Bangor | 2,012 | 110.55 | 1.57 | ||||||
| Kinmel Bay and Towyn | 853 | 104.25 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Caernarfon | 1,273 | 103.26 | 1.50 | ||||||
| Colwyn Bay | 1,274 | 94.91 | 1.39 | ||||||
| Holyhead | 1,211 | 88.55 | 1.30 | ||||||
| Flint | 1,276 | 87.59 | 1.28 | ||||||
| Holywell | 864 | 86.33 | 1.28 | ||||||
| Mold | 990 | 78.37 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Abergele | 943 | 75.70 | 1.16 | ||||||
| Denbigh | 721 | 72.51 | 1.17 | ||||||
| Rhosllanerchrugog | 666 | 70.53 | 1.06 | ||||||
| Prestatyn | 1,310 | 67.30 | 1.01 | ||||||
| Connah's Quay | 1,083 | 62.78 | 0.92 | ||||||
| Gwersyllt | 607 | 54.56 | 0.86 | ||||||
| Broughton | 428 | 53.99 | 0.94 | ||||||
| Acton | 661 | 51.30 | 0.79 | ||||||
| Conwy | 866 | 48.53 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Buckley | 760 | 45.70 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Hawarden | 538 | 33.42 | 0.52 | ||||||
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North Wales Police Stations
| Police Station Name | Police Station Address | Description & Opening Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | Ffordd Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1DT | Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 7pm Sunday 9am - 6pm |
| Caernarfon | Maesincla Lane, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1BY | Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 1pm, 3pm - 6pm --> Caernarfon station is closed for refurbishment until spring 2024. The nearest alternative station is Bangor. |
| Deeside | 26 Wepre Drive, Connah's Quay, Deeside, CH5 4HA | Non guaranteed opening hours |
| Denbigh | Graig Road, Denbigh, Denbighshire, LL16 5US | Non guaranteed opening hours |
| Holyhead | 1 Stanley Street, Holyhead, Anglesey, LL65 1HL | Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 1pm, 3pm - 6pm |
| Llangefni | Industrial Estate Road, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7JA | Non guaranteed opening hours |
| Mold | King Street, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 1EF | Monday - Saturday 9am - 1pm, 3pm - 6pm |
| Rhyl | Wellington Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 1DA | Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 7pm Sunday 9am - 6pm |
| Wrexham Town | Former Oriel Gallery, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham, LL11 1AU | Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 7pm Sunday 9am - 6pm |