Gwent Police/Crime in Gwent Police

Crime in Gwent Police

Recorded crime across Gwent Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 592,000.

Monthly data31 months tracked

Aug 2025Latest data

6,527Crimes recorded

11.0Rate per 1,000

9 of 43National rank

10mo behindData freshness

Updated Aug 2025

At a glance

Key crime figures for Aug 2025, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

6,527

Crime rate per 1,000

11.0 per 1,000 people

National ranking

9 of 43 (19% above average)

Month-on-month

-3.2%

Year-on-year

+4.1% vs Aug 2024

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (34.5%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 9.3 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,259 crimes

Mar 20235,270 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Apr 20235,303 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

May 20235,682 crimes

+7.1% vs previous month

Jun 20235,617 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

Jul 20235,146 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Aug 20235,303 crimes

+3.1% vs previous month

Sept 20235,324 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

Oct 20236,363 crimes

+19.5% vs previous month

Nov 20235,712 crimes

-10.2% vs previous month

Dec 20235,347 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Jan 20245,662 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Feb 20245,463 crimes

-3.5% vs previous month

Mar 20246,028 crimes

+10.3% vs previous month

Apr 20246,234 crimes

+3.4% vs previous month

May 20246,680 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Jun 20246,389 crimes

-4.4% vs previous month

Jul 20246,862 crimes

+7.4% vs previous month

Aug 20246,269 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Sept 20246,065 crimes

-3.3% vs previous month

Oct 20246,202 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Nov 20246,080 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Dec 20245,462 crimes

-10.2% vs previous month

Jan 20255,424 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Feb 20255,453 crimes

+0.5% vs previous month

Mar 20256,518 crimes

+19.5% vs previous month

Apr 20256,160 crimes

-5.5% vs previous month

May 20256,222 crimes

+1.0% vs previous month

Jun 20255,999 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Jul 20256,740 crimes

+12.4% vs previous month

Aug 20256,527 crimes

-3.2% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Aug 2025, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
2,253 (34.5%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,283 (19.7%)
3
Public order
696 (10.7%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
696 (10.7%)
5
Shoplifting
367 (5.6%)
6
Other theft
348 (5.3%)
7
Vehicle crime
242 (3.7%)
8
Burglary
193 (3.0%)
9
Other crime
167 (2.6%)
10
Drugs
163 (2.5%)
11
Possession of weapons
54 (0.8%)
12
Robbery
36 (0.6%)
13
Bicycle theft
17 (0.3%)
14
Theft from person
12 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Aug 2025	6,527	-3.2%	2,253	1,283	193	242	367	163	36	696
Jul 2025	6,740	+12.4%	2,493	1,224	162	206	339	149	42	771
Jun 2025	5,999	-3.6%	2,187	1,127	166	171	317	149	50	642
May 2025	6,222	+1.0%	2,148	1,124	169	211	375	194	33	686
Apr 2025	6,160	-5.5%	2,082	1,231	181	196	363	174	32	638
Mar 2025	6,518	+19.5%	2,286	1,280	173	191	425	171	29	682
Feb 2025	5,453	+0.5%	1,985	879	160	173	394	134	27	572
Jan 2025	5,424	-0.7%	2,110	802	174	191	335	176	21	526
Dec 2024	5,462	-10.2%	2,163	775	208	217	298	150	25	504
Nov 2024	6,080	-2.0%	2,219	1,092	172	200	401	202	16	614
Oct 2024	6,202	+2.3%	2,331	1,001	177	248	436	208	39	664
Sept 2024	6,065	-3.3%	2,309	864	161	241	419	239	24	670
Aug 2024	6,269	-8.6%	2,268	1,062	228	263	395	152	29	708
Jul 2024	6,862	+7.4%	2,391	1,093	196	333	513	186	34	799
Jun 2024	6,389	-4.4%	2,304	1,051	197	299	503	145	28	702
May 2024	6,680	+7.2%	2,604	1,064	230	243	461	152	36	680
Apr 2024	6,234	+3.4%	2,289	970	240	238	474	144	34	585
Mar 2024	6,028	+10.3%	2,310	970	185	233	466	120	22	605
Feb 2024	5,463	-3.5%	2,145	915	159	235	330	138	29	489
Jan 2024	5,662	+5.9%	2,171	888	167	325	338	121	32	517
Dec 2023	5,347	-6.4%	2,115	839	194	249	247	124	25	500
Nov 2023	5,712	-10.2%	2,107	884	195	255	372	141	20	569
Oct 2023	6,363	+19.5%	2,290	1,203	177	259	432	138	22	642
Sept 2023	5,324	+0.4%	2,111	1,127	69	231	391	127	29	660
Aug 2023	5,303	+3.1%	1,879	1,261	66	331	323	145	36	656
Jul 2023	5,146	-8.4%	1,965	1,100	66	292	290	149	27	588
Jun 2023	5,617	-1.1%	2,209	1,225	90	277	306	119	19	750
May 2023	5,682	+7.1%	2,322	1,173	63	234	289	117	27	843
Apr 2023	5,303	+0.6%	2,065	1,112	61	232	253	104	22	845
Mar 2023	5,270	+0.2%	2,203	855	132	232	315	102	23	847
Feb 2023	5,259	—	2,127	987	116	171	329	122	36	849