New figures from 2025, show that of the 223,194 burglaries reported in England and Wales, just 13,936 (6.24%) resulted in someone being charged, whilst in a shocking 160,396 (71.86%) cases police failed to even identify a suspect.

In Dyfed Powys, those figures are a 5.3% charge/summons rate, and 843 (59.7%) of cases where the police failed to identify a suspect.

Home Office data analysed by the Liberal Democrats has found that 94.6% of the 1,410 burglary cases reported in Dyfed Powys Police Force Area result in the criminal getting away scot-free. Local Lib Dem MP David Chadwick is demanding an urgent restoration of neighbourhood police funding.

David Chadwick MP has slammed the Government’s handling of the situation as “asleep at the wheel”, calling out Andy Burnham for failing to commit to tackling crime since taking office.

The Liberal Democrats have urged Ministers to get a grip on crime and bring forward emergency legislation to ensure that all domestic burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated.

The Liberal Democrats are urging the Prime Minister to bring in a ‘Burglary Response Guarantee’, to reassure families across Dyfed-Powys that burglaries will be investigated, and that the criminals involved will be brought to justice.

Commenting, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick said: “It is unacceptable that families and businesses across Mid Wales are being left terrified as the vast majority of burglaries go unsolved. The Government has been asleep at the wheel, a persistent lack of support for community policing has left our streets vulnerable.

“In 94% of burglary cases, the victims never see someone charged - that has to change. Dyfed-Powys police officers work tirelessly but they require the proper resources and mandate from central government to ensure every single case is rigorously investigated.

“That’s why I’m demanding urgent action from the Prime Minister, to restore neighbourhood policing and back our calls for an investigation guarantee for all burglaries in Mid Wales.”

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