Available information is from the Homicide Index and relates to the number of homicides recorded between 1998-99 and 2007-08.
Number Year3 Dyfed-Powys Wales 1998-99 2 12 1999-2000 0 9 2000-01 1 7 2001-02 0 14 2002-03 3 10 2003-04 0 3 2004-05 0 13 2005-06 2 7 2006-07 1 11 2007-08 1 11 1 As at 4 November 2008; figures are revised as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. 2 Includes knives as well as other sharp instruments. 3 Offences are shown according to the year in which the police initially recorded the offence as homicide. This is not necessarily the year in which the incident took place or the year in which any court decision was made.
Available information for knife and sharp instrument offences recorded by the police for selected offences is provided for 2007-08 only. Data are not available for previous years.
Number of offences involving a knife1 Dyfed Powys Wales Attempted murder 3 5 Wounding with intent to do GBH2 31 499 Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm GBH (i.e. without intent)3 31 110 1 In this table “offences involving a knife” refers to the use of a knife or sharp instrument. 2 A clarification in counting rules from April 2008 has affected recording of offences in this category. 3 Includes racially or religiously aggravated wounding or inflicting GBH. The definition of this category altered from April 2008.