Missing persons 238/2026

FOI Reference: 238/2026

Request

1. Can you please provide me with the Annual Statistics for reported missing persons cases from 2015-2025. I am seeking to understand how many were reported in each year.
2. Secondly, can you please provide me with statistics of how many in the same period from 2015-2025 were finalised and how many remained opened and unsolved.

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-

Response Q1

2015 – 2660 episodes

2016 – 3043

2017 – 2527

2018 – 2532

2019 – 2391

2020 – 1996

2021 – 2161

2022 – 2317

2023 – 2468

2024 – 2335

2025 – 2060

Response Q2

Between 2015 -2025 we currently have 20 unsolved missing persons.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 11/03/2026)