# South Wales: funding, precept and results

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# South Wales: funding, precept and results



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£468m** for South Wales in 2026-27, **£345** per resident, +3.2% on a year earlier after inflation. The police precept for a Band D home in the force area is £405.14 in 2026-27.



Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





## Key figures



- £468m2026-27, cash

+5.3% on a year earlier
As of 19 August 2026
- £345Per resident, 2026-27


As of 19 August 2026
- £405.14Police precept, Band D, 2026-27
- 78.9 per 1,000Recorded crime per 1,000 residents, 2025-26

Wales: 79.4 per 1,000
As of 23 July 2026
- 261 per 100,000Officers per 100,000 residents, 2025-26

Wales: 257 per 100,000
As of 22 July 2026




Sources: [Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods), [Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/4c4b1824-2131-42e2-a125-970098ca0ca1/download/csv).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**South Wales: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2012-13: Police and crime commissioners replaced police authorities after the elections of November 2012.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £356.5m | £257.0m |
| Cash£257.0m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £353.7m | £260.1m |
| Cash£260.1m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £354.3m | £263.8m |
| Cash£263.8m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £357.1m | £272.0m |
| Cash£272.0m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £373.5m | £292.0m |
| Cash£292.0m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £383.9m | £315.8m |
| Cash£315.8m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £404.6m | £333.6m |
| Cash£333.6m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £401.2m | £354.1m |
| Cash£354.1m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £404.2m | £375.5m |
| Cash£375.5m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £427.0m | £412.8m |
| Cash£412.8m | | |
| 2025-26Details | £444.4m | £444.4m |
| Cash£444.4m | | |
| 2026-27Details | £458.8m | £468.0m |
| Cash£468.0m | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





**South Wales: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices**








Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £276 | £199 |
| Per resident, cash£199 | | |
| 2016-17Details | £272 | £200 |
| Per resident, cash£200 | | |
| 2017-18Details | £272 | £203 |
| Per resident, cash£203 | | |
| 2018-19Details | £274 | £209 |
| Per resident, cash£209 | | |
| 2019-20Details | £285 | £223 |
| Per resident, cash£223 | | |
| 2020-21Details | £292 | £240 |
| Per resident, cash£240 | | |
| 2021-22Details | £308 | £254 |
| Per resident, cash£254 | | |
| 2022-23Details | £301 | £266 |
| Per resident, cash£266 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £299 | £278 |
| Per resident, cash£278 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £314 | £304 |
| Per resident, cash£304 | | |
| 2025-26Details | £328 | £328 |
| Per resident, cash£328 | | |
| 2026-27Details | £339 | £345 |
| Per resident, cash£345 | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).




Source: Home Office, [Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027: data tables (Table 4a)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods), published 19 August 2026.





## Where the money comes from: grant and precept




**South Wales: government funding and precept, £ million, cash**








2026-27 is the budget year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Government funding | Council tax precept |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £162.5m | £94.5m |
| Council tax precept£94.5m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £160.8m | £99.3m |
| Council tax precept£99.3m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £158.4m | £105.4m |
| Council tax precept£105.4m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £158.4m | £113.6m |
| Council tax precept£113.6m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £165.5m | £126.5m |
| Council tax precept£126.5m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £179.9m | £135.9m |
| Council tax precept£135.9m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £189.3m | £144.3m |
| Council tax precept£144.3m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £202.0m | £152.1m |
| Council tax precept£152.1m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £211.7m | £163.8m |
| Council tax precept£163.8m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £232.4m | £180.4m |
| Council tax precept£180.4m | | |
| 2025-26Details | £248.5m | £195.9m |
| Council tax precept£195.9m | | |
| 2026-27Details | £256.3m | £211.7m |
| Council tax precept£211.7m | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).






## What the precept buys: funding and results, side by side



The precept and the government grant pay for the whole force. This table sets the force’s funding against what it
recorded in the same year, beside Wales and England and Wales and Most similar forces to South Wales.
It shows the two together; it does not show that one caused the other.





| Measure | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Police precept, Band DDetails | £378.67 | not published | not published |
| Walesnot publishedEngland and Walesnot published | | | |
| Funding per residentDetails | £328 | £326 | £285 |
| Wales£326England and Wales£285 | | | |
| Precept as a share of fundingDetails | 44.1% | 46.7% | 34.3% |
| Wales46.7%England and Wales34.3% | | | |
| Officers per 100,000 residentsDetails | 261 per 100,000 | 257 per 100,000 | 235 per 100,000 |
| Wales257 per 100,000England and Wales235 per 100,000 | | | |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsDetails | 78.9 per 1,000 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 83.0 per 1,000 |
| Wales79.4 per 1,000England and Wales83.0 per 1,000 | | | |
| Charged or summonsedDetails | 12.5% | 10.2% | 8.6% |
| Wales10.2%England and Wales8.6% | | | |





All figures are for 2025-26. Officers are counted on 31 March at the end of the year. The charge rate for the latest
year rises as investigations close. The precept per Band D home is the same across the force area; a home’s bill
depends on its band.





## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body not published
- Local body
- Spending category not published
- Line or transaction not published





- Police, United Kingdom
- Wales
- South Wales





### South Wales



Government funding plus the council tax precept, as the Home Office publishes them. The latest year is the budget; earlier years are revised as in-year grants are shared out.



**£468m** in 2026-27 (cash); £459m in 2025-26 prices; £345 per resident; +5.3% on a year earlier in cash, +3.2% in real terms.



**Spending category: not published.** Spending by category is not published nationally: each police and crime commissioner publishes a budget and statement of accounts, in different formats. Funding by source (government grant and council tax precept) is shown on the force’s page.





Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Police precept, Band DDetails | £405.14 | not published | not published | 2026-27 |
| Walesnot publishedEngland and Walesnot publishedPeriod2026-27 | | | | |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsDetails | 78.9 per 1,000 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| Wales79.4 per 1,000England and Wales83.0 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Officers per 100,000 residentsDetails | 261 per 100,000 | 257 per 100,000 | 235 per 100,000 | 2025-26 |
| Wales257 per 100,000England and Wales235 per 100,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Charged or summonsedDetails | 12.5% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 2025-26 |
| Wales10.2%England and Wales8.6%Period2025-26 | | | | |
| 999 calls answered within 10 secondsDetails | 87.6% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 2026-08 |
| Wales88.7%England and Wales88.8%Period2026-08 | | | | |
| Funding per residentDetails | £345 | £344 | £298 | 2026-27 |
| Wales£344England and Wales£298Period2026-27 | | | | |
| Violence and sexual offences per 1,000Details | 34.1 per 1,000 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| Wales36.6 per 1,000England and Wales34.8 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Burglary per 1,000Details | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2025-26 |
| Wales2.6 per 1,000England and Wales3.6 per 1,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Staff per 100,000 residentsDetails | 175 per 100,000 | 164 per 100,000 | 131 per 100,000 | 2025-26 |
| Wales164 per 100,000England and Wales131 per 100,000Period2025-26 | | | | |
| Precept as a share of fundingDetails | 45.2% | 47.7% | 34.9% | 2026-27 |
| Wales47.7%England and Wales34.9%Period2026-27 | | | | |






**Police precept, Band D: South Wales and comparisons**








The police part of a Band D council tax bill in the force area. In London the Mayor’s police precept is part of the Greater London Authority’s and is not published separately; City of London has no police precept.




**The numbers behind this chart**



Search




| Year | South Wales |
| --- | --- |
| 1996-97 | £46.36 |
| 1997-98 | £49.22 |
| 1998-99 | £56.25 |
| 1999-00 | £65.36 |
| 2000-01 | £80.42 |
| 2001-02 | £85.57 |
| 2002-03 | £89.85 |
| 2003-04 | £103.51 |
| 2004-05 | £115.71 |
| 2005-06 | £120.40 |
| 2006-07 | £126.42 |
| 2007-08 | £132.74 |
| 2008-09 | £139.38 |
| 2009-10 | £146.35 |
| 2010-11 | £153.67 |
| 2011-12 | £161.35 |
| 2012-13 | £169.42 |
| 2013-14 | £181.28 |
| 2014-15 | £190.34 |
| 2015-16 | £199.86 |
| 2016-17 | £207.85 |
| 2017-18 | £218.24 |
| 2018-19 | £233.52 |
| 2019-20 | £257.52 |
| 2020-21 | £272.72 |
| 2021-22 | £287.72 |
| 2022-23 | £302.11 |
| 2023-24 | £324.47 |
| 2024-25 | £352.67 |
| 2025-26 | £378.67 |
| 2026-27 | £405.14 |











Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[Welsh Government](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/4c4b1824-2131-42e2-a125-970098ca0ca1/download/csv).





**Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: South Wales and comparisons**








Offences recorded by the force in the financial year, excluding fraud, per 1,000 residents: Home Office figures for England and Wales, and the PSNI’s for Northern Ireland, which records under the same Home Office Counting Rules and offence groups. Recorded crime depends on what is reported and how each force records it; recording practice differs between forces and has changed over time. A higher rate is not in itself a sign of more crime or worse policing. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 65.1 | 56.7 | 61.9 | 59.9 |
| Wales56.7England and Wales61.9Most similar forces to South Wales59.9 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 63.7 | 56.2 | 60.7 | 61.6 |
| Wales56.2England and Wales60.7Most similar forces to South Wales61.6 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 69.2 | 59.1 | 61.4 | 62.3 |
| Wales59.1England and Wales61.4Most similar forces to South Wales62.3 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 69.0 | 60.9 | 66.5 | 67.8 |
| Wales60.9England and Wales66.5Most similar forces to South Wales67.8 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 73.2 | 65.2 | 73.2 | 79.7 |
| Wales65.2England and Wales73.2Most similar forces to South Wales79.7 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 80.8 | 75.4 | 82.3 | 94.5 |
| Wales75.4England and Wales82.3Most similar forces to South Wales94.5 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 85.7 | 84.5 | 88.1 | 105.8 |
| Wales84.5England and Wales88.1Most similar forces to South Wales105.8 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 84.8 | 84.4 | 88.2 | 100.8 |
| Wales84.4England and Wales88.2Most similar forces to South Wales100.8 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 72.4 | 74.2 | 77.1 | 84.9 |
| Wales74.2England and Wales77.1Most similar forces to South Wales84.9 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 79.3 | 86.3 | 88.5 | 94.8 |
| Wales86.3England and Wales88.5Most similar forces to South Wales94.8 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 80.1 | 87.4 | 91.4 | 98.5 |
| Wales87.4England and Wales91.4Most similar forces to South Wales98.5 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 84.0 | 83.1 | 87.1 | 95.5 |
| Wales83.1England and Wales87.1Most similar forces to South Wales95.5 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 81.1 | 81.5 | 84.6 | 91.5 |
| Wales81.5England and Wales84.6Most similar forces to South Wales91.5 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 78.9 | 79.4 | 83.0 | 90.5 |
| Wales79.4England and Wales83.0Most similar forces to South Wales90.5 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Officers per 100,000 residents: South Wales and comparisons**








Full-time equivalent officers per 100,000 residents: on 31 March in England and Wales (Home Office), at each quarter end in Scotland (Scottish Government), and on the date of the PSNI’s strength figures in Northern Ireland. Forces with large visitor or commuter populations (London, the City) look high on this measure.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | 269 | 255 | 263 | 258 |
| Wales255England and Wales263Most similar forces to South Wales258 | | | | |
| 2007-08Details | 259 | 250 | 261 | 255 |
| Wales250England and Wales261Most similar forces to South Wales255 | | | | |
| 2008-09Details | 249 | 243 | 262 | 252 |
| Wales243England and Wales262Most similar forces to South Wales252 | | | | |
| 2009-10Details | 248 | 243 | 260 | 247 |
| Wales243England and Wales260Most similar forces to South Wales247 | | | | |
| 2010-11Details | 243 | 239 | 250 | 239 |
| Wales239England and Wales250Most similar forces to South Wales239 | | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 227 | 226 | 239 | 227 |
| Wales226England and Wales239Most similar forces to South Wales227 | | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 222 | 223 | 229 | 219 |
| Wales223England and Wales229Most similar forces to South Wales219 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 222 | 221 | 224 | 213 |
| Wales221England and Wales224Most similar forces to South Wales213 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 222 | 220 | 221 | 202 |
| Wales220England and Wales221Most similar forces to South Wales202 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 223 | 215 | 214 | 193 |
| Wales215England and Wales214Most similar forces to South Wales193 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 224 | 217 | 211 | 191 |
| Wales217England and Wales211Most similar forces to South Wales191 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 224 | 223 | 209 | 194 |
| Wales223England and Wales209Most similar forces to South Wales194 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 229 | 224 | 209 | 192 |
| Wales224England and Wales209Most similar forces to South Wales192 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 230 | 227 | 218 | 198 |
| Wales227England and Wales218Most similar forces to South Wales198 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 241 | 235 | 228 | 211 |
| Wales235England and Wales228Most similar forces to South Wales211 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 249 | 244 | 235 | 221 |
| Wales244England and Wales235Most similar forces to South Wales221 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 262 | 256 | 244 | 232 |
| Wales256England and Wales244Most similar forces to South Wales232 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 261 | 255 | 242 | 231 |
| Wales255England and Wales242Most similar forces to South Wales231 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 259 | 254 | 237 | 227 |
| Wales254England and Wales237Most similar forces to South Wales227 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 261 | 257 | 235 | 228 |
| Wales257England and Wales235Most similar forces to South Wales228 | | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a58d48c7eb057103bd945ba/open-data-table-police-workforce-220726.ods).





**Charged or summonsed: South Wales and comparisons**








Of offences recorded in the year (excluding fraud), the share charged or summonsed when the Home Office took the data. Later outcomes raise it, so the latest year is lower than it will end up.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014-15Details | 20.4% | 20.0% | — | 19.9% |
| Wales20.0%England and Wales—Most similar forces to South Wales19.9% | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 20.5% | 18.9% | 14.2% | 16.6% |
| Wales18.9%England and Wales14.2%Most similar forces to South Wales16.6% | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 18.3% | 16.8% | 12.1% | 12.9% |
| Wales16.8%England and Wales12.1%Most similar forces to South Wales12.9% | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 15.7% | 13.9% | 10.2% | 10.6% |
| Wales13.9%England and Wales10.2%Most similar forces to South Wales10.6% | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 14.7% | 12.4% | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| Wales12.4%England and Wales9.1%Most similar forces to South Wales9.5% | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 12.4% | 10.7% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Wales10.7%England and Wales8.5%Most similar forces to South Wales9.2% | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 12.9% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Wales11.1%England and Wales8.5%Most similar forces to South Wales9.4% | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 10.0% | 8.6% | 7.1% | 7.7% |
| Wales8.6%England and Wales7.1%Most similar forces to South Wales7.7% | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 9.1% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 7.7% |
| Wales8.5%England and Wales7.1%Most similar forces to South Wales7.7% | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 9.9% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 9.0% |
| Wales9.2%England and Wales8.0%Most similar forces to South Wales9.0% | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 12.2% | 10.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| Wales10.3%England and Wales8.8%Most similar forces to South Wales10.3% | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 12.5% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 9.7% |
| Wales10.2%England and Wales8.6%Most similar forces to South Wales9.7% | | | | |






Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e586e4763c49e9be693fb/prc-outcomes-open-data-mar2026-tables-230726.xlsx).





**999 calls answered within 10 seconds: South Wales and comparisons**








Share of 999 calls answered within 10 seconds of BT passing them to the force. City of London’s calls are answered by the Metropolitan Police. Target: 90% within 10 seconds.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04Details | 88.4% | 90.1% | 85.4% | 93.1% |
| Wales90.1%England and Wales85.4%Most similar forces to South Wales93.1% | | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 84.4% | 87.6% | 86.7% | 91.7% |
| Wales87.6%England and Wales86.7%Most similar forces to South Wales91.7% | | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 85.4% | 87.7% | 86.9% | 91.1% |
| Wales87.7%England and Wales86.9%Most similar forces to South Wales91.1% | | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 81.8% | 86.5% | 87.7% | 89.1% |
| Wales86.5%England and Wales87.7%Most similar forces to South Wales89.1% | | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 82.6% | 86.3% | 89.4% | 90.7% |
| Wales86.3%England and Wales89.4%Most similar forces to South Wales90.7% | | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 82.0% | 86.9% | 89.7% | 91.5% |
| Wales86.9%England and Wales89.7%Most similar forces to South Wales91.5% | | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 84.5% | 88.1% | 91.4% | 91.7% |
| Wales88.1%England and Wales91.4%Most similar forces to South Wales91.7% | | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 92.4% | 92.0% | 91.6% | 93.0% |
| Wales92.0%England and Wales91.6%Most similar forces to South Wales93.0% | | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 92.2% | 93.1% | 92.4% | 93.1% |
| Wales93.1%England and Wales92.4%Most similar forces to South Wales93.1% | | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 94.1% | 94.8% | 92.8% | 93.9% |
| Wales94.8%England and Wales92.8%Most similar forces to South Wales93.9% | | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 92.9% | 93.4% | 91.3% | 92.2% |
| Wales93.4%England and Wales91.3%Most similar forces to South Wales92.2% | | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 91.2% | 92.7% | 90.3% | 91.2% |
| Wales92.7%England and Wales90.3%Most similar forces to South Wales91.2% | | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 93.4% | 93.1% | 90.4% | 91.0% |
| Wales93.1%England and Wales90.4%Most similar forces to South Wales91.0% | | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 92.7% | 92.7% | 88.4% | 89.7% |
| Wales92.7%England and Wales88.4%Most similar forces to South Wales89.7% | | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 92.6% | 91.9% | 86.5% | 86.7% |
| Wales91.9%England and Wales86.5%Most similar forces to South Wales86.7% | | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 87.5% | 88.5% | 85.4% | 87.9% |
| Wales88.5%England and Wales85.4%Most similar forces to South Wales87.9% | | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 87.6% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 89.6% |
| Wales88.7%England and Wales88.8%Most similar forces to South Wales89.6% | | | | |






Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[police.uk (National Police Chiefs’ Council and Home Office)](https://www.police.uk/contentassets/069a2c11fcb444bbbeb519f69875577e/999-data/2026/july-and-august/999-data-from-apr-25.csv).





**Funding per resident: South Wales and comparisons**








Government funding plus precept, per resident, cash.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £199 | £199 | £190 | £181 |
| Wales£199England and Wales£190Most similar forces to South Wales£181 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £200 | £200 | £189 | £181 |
| Wales£200England and Wales£189Most similar forces to South Wales£181 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £203 | £203 | £189 | £180 |
| Wales£203England and Wales£189Most similar forces to South Wales£180 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £209 | £208 | £193 | £183 |
| Wales£208England and Wales£193Most similar forces to South Wales£183 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £223 | £223 | £206 | £195 |
| Wales£223England and Wales£206Most similar forces to South Wales£195 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £240 | £239 | £220 | £210 |
| Wales£239England and Wales£220Most similar forces to South Wales£210 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £254 | £252 | £231 | £220 |
| Wales£252England and Wales£231Most similar forces to South Wales£220 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £266 | £265 | £242 | £232 |
| Wales£265England and Wales£242Most similar forces to South Wales£232 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £278 | £278 | £252 | £242 |
| Wales£278England and Wales£252Most similar forces to South Wales£242 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £304 | £303 | £268 | £258 |
| Wales£303England and Wales£268Most similar forces to South Wales£258 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | £328 | £326 | £285 | £274 |
| Wales£326England and Wales£285Most similar forces to South Wales£274 | | | | |
| 2026-27Details | £345 | £344 | £298 | £286 |
| Wales£344England and Wales£298Most similar forces to South Wales£286 | | | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).





**Violence and sexual offences per 1,000: South Wales and comparisons**








Violence against the person and sexual offences recorded, per 1,000 residents. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| Wales11.0England and Wales11.5Most similar forces to South Wales10.5 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| Wales12.3England and Wales12.1Most similar forces to South Wales11.9 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 17.1 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.2 |
| Wales15.3England and Wales15.0Most similar forces to South Wales14.2 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 18.6 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| Wales17.9England and Wales18.8Most similar forces to South Wales18.2 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 23.8 |
| Wales20.8England and Wales21.8Most similar forces to South Wales23.8 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 27.0 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 30.9 |
| Wales27.3England and Wales26.2Most similar forces to South Wales30.9 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 31.1 | 33.4 | 30.9 | 38.8 |
| Wales33.4England and Wales30.9Most similar forces to South Wales38.8 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 32.2 | 34.9 | 32.2 | 37.9 |
| Wales34.9England and Wales32.2Most similar forces to South Wales37.9 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 29.0 | 33.0 | 32.2 | 35.5 |
| Wales33.0England and Wales32.2Most similar forces to South Wales35.5 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 33.9 | 40.4 | 38.2 | 40.5 |
| Wales40.4England and Wales38.2Most similar forces to South Wales40.5 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 32.7 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 40.8 |
| Wales40.0England and Wales38.0Most similar forces to South Wales40.8 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 34.9 | 38.0 | 35.8 | 39.8 |
| Wales38.0England and Wales35.8Most similar forces to South Wales39.8 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 33.5 | 37.1 | 34.5 | 37.9 |
| Wales37.1England and Wales34.5Most similar forces to South Wales37.9 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 34.1 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 38.7 |
| Wales36.6England and Wales34.8Most similar forces to South Wales38.7 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Burglary per 1,000: South Wales and comparisons**








Residential and business burglary recorded, per 1,000 residents. Breaks in the series: 2014-15: After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five reported was not recorded, forces improved recording; rises from 2014-15, especially in violence and sexual offences, are partly recording. 2023-24: From May 2023 stalking, harassment and controlling behaviour are no longer recorded in addition to another crime by the same person, which lowers some counts. 2025-26: From April 2025 shop theft with force or threat is recorded as robbery; business robbery rose sharply as a result.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012-13Details | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Wales6.7England and Wales8.1Most similar forces to South Wales8.6 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Wales6.1England and Wales7.8Most similar forces to South Wales8.7 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Wales6.1England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to South Wales8.2 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Wales5.5England and Wales6.9Most similar forces to South Wales7.9 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 5.8 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Wales5.2England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to South Wales8.1 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 5.8 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Wales5.4England and Wales7.4Most similar forces to South Wales8.4 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Wales5.1England and Wales7.1Most similar forces to South Wales8.1 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Wales4.7England and Wales6.5Most similar forces to South Wales7.5 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Wales3.4England and Wales4.5Most similar forces to South Wales5.3 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| Wales3.3England and Wales4.4Most similar forces to South Wales5.2 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Wales3.1England and Wales4.6Most similar forces to South Wales5.3 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| Wales2.8England and Wales4.3Most similar forces to South Wales5.1 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Wales2.9England and Wales4.0Most similar forces to South Wales4.9 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Wales2.6England and Wales3.6Most similar forces to South Wales4.2 | | | | |






Figure as of 23 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e588624d44672cf1b4649/prc-pfa-mar2013-onwards-tables-230726.ods).





**Staff per 100,000 residents: South Wales and comparisons**








Full-time equivalent staff and designated officers per 100,000 residents.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006-07Details | 134 | 131 | 142 | 136 |
| Wales131England and Wales142Most similar forces to South Wales136 | | | | |
| 2007-08Details | 135 | 133 | 145 | 144 |
| Wales133England and Wales145Most similar forces to South Wales144 | | | | |
| 2008-09Details | 146 | 139 | 150 | 154 |
| Wales139England and Wales150Most similar forces to South Wales154 | | | | |
| 2009-10Details | 152 | 144 | 151 | 156 |
| Wales144England and Wales151Most similar forces to South Wales156 | | | | |
| 2010-11Details | 137 | 134 | 140 | 146 |
| Wales134England and Wales140Most similar forces to South Wales146 | | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 128 | 124 | 127 | 131 |
| Wales124England and Wales127Most similar forces to South Wales131 | | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 126 | 124 | 123 | 126 |
| Wales124England and Wales123Most similar forces to South Wales126 | | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 132 | 125 | 120 | 125 |
| Wales125England and Wales120Most similar forces to South Wales125 | | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 140 | 126 | 119 | 120 |
| Wales126England and Wales119Most similar forces to South Wales120 | | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 128 | 122 | 114 | 114 |
| Wales122England and Wales114Most similar forces to South Wales114 | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 130 | 120 | 112 | 113 |
| Wales120England and Wales112Most similar forces to South Wales113 | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 140 | 128 | 114 | 118 |
| Wales128England and Wales114Most similar forces to South Wales118 | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 147 | 135 | 117 | 121 |
| Wales135England and Wales117Most similar forces to South Wales121 | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 154 | 141 | 122 | 129 |
| Wales141England and Wales122Most similar forces to South Wales129 | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 155 | 144 | 128 | 135 |
| Wales144England and Wales128Most similar forces to South Wales135 | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 162 | 150 | 128 | 136 |
| Wales150England and Wales128Most similar forces to South Wales136 | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 164 | 153 | 130 | 137 |
| Wales153England and Wales130Most similar forces to South Wales137 | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 168 | 157 | 132 | 137 |
| Wales157England and Wales132Most similar forces to South Wales137 | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 171 | 159 | 133 | 136 |
| Wales159England and Wales133Most similar forces to South Wales136 | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 175 | 164 | 131 | 135 |
| Wales164England and Wales131Most similar forces to South Wales135 | | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a58d48c7eb057103bd945ba/open-data-table-police-workforce-220726.ods).





**Precept as a share of funding: South Wales and comparisons**








The council tax precept as a share of the force’s government funding plus precept.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | South Wales | Wales | England and Wales | Most similar forces to South Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 36.8% | 40.8% | 28.2% | 23.2% |
| Wales40.8%England and Wales28.2%Most similar forces to South Wales23.2% | | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 38.2% | 41.9% | 29.1% | 24.2% |
| Wales41.9%England and Wales29.1%Most similar forces to South Wales24.2% | | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 40.0% | 43.7% | 30.3% | 25.4% |
| Wales43.7%England and Wales30.3%Most similar forces to South Wales25.4% | | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 41.8% | 45.2% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| Wales45.2%England and Wales32.0%Most similar forces to South Wales27.0% | | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 43.3% | 46.4% | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| Wales46.4%England and Wales34.0%Most similar forces to South Wales29.0% | | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 43.0% | 45.9% | 33.6% | 28.4% |
| Wales45.9%England and Wales33.6%Most similar forces to South Wales28.4% | | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 43.3% | 46.1% | 33.8% | 28.7% |
| Wales46.1%England and Wales33.8%Most similar forces to South Wales28.7% | | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 43.0% | 45.9% | 33.7% | 28.7% |
| Wales45.9%England and Wales33.7%Most similar forces to South Wales28.7% | | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 43.6% | 46.5% | 34.4% | 29.4% |
| Wales46.5%England and Wales34.4%Most similar forces to South Wales29.4% | | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 43.7% | 46.3% | 34.1% | 29.1% |
| Wales46.3%England and Wales34.1%Most similar forces to South Wales29.1% | | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 44.1% | 46.7% | 34.3% | 29.3% |
| Wales46.7%England and Wales34.3%Most similar forces to South Wales29.3% | | | | |
| 2026-27Details | 45.2% | 47.7% | 34.9% | 30.2% |
| Wales47.7%England and Wales34.9%Most similar forces to South Wales30.2% | | | | |






Figure as of 19 August 2026. Source:
[Home Office](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods).






## What the inspectorate found



No PEEL grades are published for this force.





## The councils that collect this precept



Each of these councils collects the police precept with its own council tax and passes it to the force. The force
sets it once for the whole area and spends it across the whole area: no council’s share is kept for that council.



- [Bridgend](/your-area/bridgend/)
- [Cardiff](/your-area/cardiff/)
- [Merthyr Tydfil](/your-area/merthyr-tydfil/)
- [Neath Port Talbot](/your-area/neath-port-talbot/)
- [Rhondda Cynon Taf](/your-area/rhondda-cynon-taf/)
- [Swansea](/your-area/swansea/)
- [Vale of Glamorgan](/your-area/vale-of-glamorgan/)






## What these figures do and don't show



- **Recorded crime is not all crime.** It counts what is reported to the police and recorded under the Home Office Counting Rules. Recording practice differs between forces and has changed over time; the Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to national trends.
- **Breaks in the series are marked.** After the inspectorate found in 2014 that one crime in five was not being recorded, recording improved, which pushed counts up from 2014-15; a rule change in May 2023 lowered some counts; and from April 2025 shop theft with force is counted as robbery.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** Funding, officers, recorded crime, charge rates and call answering are shown side by side. A force with more money or more officers per resident may face more demand; a higher crime rate may reflect better recording.
- **Areas differ.** Rates divide by residents, but London and city-centre forces serve many commuters and visitors who are not residents. The Home Office’s most similar forces are the fairest comparison it publishes.
- **Budget years are plans.** The latest funding year is the budget; earlier years are revised as in-year grants are shared out.




Where this sits: Police, United Kingdom → Wales → South Wales. Figures from data/services/police.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Police funding for England and Wales 2015 to 2027: data tables (Table 4a)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a84436b3d82f78d5c5144b0/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2027-tables.ods) | Home Office | 19 August 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Police budget requirement by authority (police council tax per Band D)](https://api.stats.gov.wales/v1/4c4b1824-2131-42e2-a125-970098ca0ca1/download/csv) | Welsh Government | — | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
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| [Police workforce open data tables](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a58d48c7eb057103bd945ba/open-data-table-police-workforce-220726.ods) | Home Office | 22 July 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Crime outcomes open data, by year ending March](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5e586e4763c49e9be693fb/prc-outcomes-open-data-mar2026-tables-230726.xlsx) | Home Office | — | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [999 call answering performance data](https://www.police.uk/contentassets/069a2c11fcb444bbbeb519f69875577e/999-data/2026/july-and-august/999-data-from-apr-25.csv) | police.uk (National Police Chiefs’ Council and Home Office) | — | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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## Related pages

- [Back to Police funding: grant, precept and each force](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/police/)
- [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/)
- [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/)
- [How much crime is there where I live?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/crime/)

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