Crimes under Pembroke Town Council 1150/2024
FOI Reference: 1150/2024
Request:
I would like to know how many crimes, especially relating to antisocial behaviour, drugs/alcohol, and public order, were committed (regardless of investigation outcome) by person's aged under 18 over the past 7 years across all of the wards that are under Pembroke Town Council.
Please include the category of each crime, and the percentage increase or decrease year on year for those crimes.
Response:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please note: The volumes below include the volume of offences in the beat areas of Monkton, St. Mary South, St. Mary North and St. Michael, which fall under the wards of Pembroke Town Council, over the past 7 years.
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Number of crimes recorded |
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Offence Category |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 (up to 05 Dec) |
|
Arson and Criminal Damage |
118 |
90 |
105 |
84 |
94 |
69 |
74 |
|
Burglary |
30 |
17 |
29 |
29 |
20 |
31 |
28 |
|
Drug Offences |
32 |
23 |
29 |
21 |
20 |
25 |
35 |
|
Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society |
21 |
22 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
|
Possession of Weapons |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
|
Public Order Offences |
26 |
30 |
46 |
102 |
105 |
71 |
53 |
|
Robbery |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sexual Offences |
39 |
28 |
27 |
22 |
38 |
31 |
37 |
|
Theft |
69 |
63 |
42 |
69 |
76 |
65 |
88 |
|
Vehicle offences |
9 |
13 |
22 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
12 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
238 |
246 |
318 |
404 |
469 |
371 |
344 |
|
Grand Total |
589 |
538 |
642 |
759 |
862 |
684 |
693 |
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Percentage change |
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Offence Category |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
|
Arson and Criminal Damage |
-23.7% |
16.7% |
-20.0% |
11.9% |
-26.6% |
|
Burglary |
-43.3% |
70.6% |
0.0% |
-31.0% |
55.0% |
|
Drug Offences |
-28.1% |
26.1% |
-27.6% |
-4.8% |
25.0% |
|
Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society |
4.8% |
-13.6% |
-26.3% |
-7.1% |
-38.5% |
|
Possession of Weapons |
-20.0% |
0.0% |
75.0% |
14.3% |
-50.0% |
|
Public Order Offences |
15.4% |
53.3% |
121.7% |
2.9% |
-32.4% |
|
Robbery |
0.0% |
-50.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
0.0% |
|
Sexual Offences |
-28.2% |
-3.6% |
-18.5% |
72.7% |
-18.4% |
|
Theft |
-8.7% |
-33.3% |
64.3% |
10.1% |
-14.5% |
|
Vehicle offences |
44.4% |
69.2% |
-72.7% |
183.3% |
-58.8% |
|
Violence Against The Person |
3.4% |
29.3% |
27.0% |
16.1% |
-20.9% |
|
|
-8.7% |
19.3% |
18.2% |
13.6% |
-20.6% |
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate.
Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 11/12/24)