There were 275,694 crimes recorded in Wales in the 2022/23 reporting year, an increase on the previous year, when there were 269,038 crime offences reported by the police in Wales.
Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Crime Offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/