There were 269,038 crimes recorded in Wales in the 2021/22 reporting year, a significant increase on the previous year, when there were 230,968 crime offences reported by the police in Wales.
Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 21, 2022). Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, 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 2021/22." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 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 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, 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 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Number of police recorded crime offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382812/crime-offences-in-wales/