Missing children 13/2026

FOI Reference: 13/2026

Request

Please provide the following information for the period 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024

1. How many individual children (those aged 0 – 17) were reported missing in your policing area?
2. How many missing incidents were reported in relation to those missing children (those aged 0 – 17)?
3. If you routinely record another type of risk marker / type of harm that is not listed here, please also include that information and the number of incidents in which it was recorded

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

Response Q1

571 Children

Response Q2

1573 missing episodes

Response Q3

484 missing episodes where the child was a Child Looked After.

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/01/2026)