There were 62,499 theft offences recorded in Wales in 2022/23, an increase on the previous year but still lower figure than in 2017/18 when there were 79,212 theft offences reported.
Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Theft Offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Number of theft offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382788/theft-offences-in-wales/