Ghost sightings soar in Wales

There's something strange going on in Wales – Welsh ghosts are on the increase. Welsh police forces received 13 reports of supernatural spirits spooking homes last year, up from only two Welsh ghost incidents in 2010. Ghosts have been spotted in bedrooms and gardens, peeping through curtains, and moving objects around homes.

One frightened caller in Pembroke told police they saw a ghost’s face in a pile of cushions. A person from Denbigh told police they were assaulted by a ghost, while another caller reported being “grabbed” by a ghastly spirit. In one spine-chilling report to Dyfed Powys Police, a Haverfordwest caller reported seeing their dad as a ghost. And one caller’s son in Llandrindod Wells had a touch of the sixth sense after seeing a ghost in their garden.



The spooky sightings were among a total of 34 ghost sightings reported to police forces in Wales since 2002. The paranormal activity has been revealed through Freedom of Information requests to Wales’ police forces. Gwent Police did not respond to the request for information. North Wales Police received the largest number of ghost sighting reports in Wales, with a total of 17 calls between 2006 and this year.

Officers at South Wales Police were called out to deal with 10 sightings of ghostly paranormal activity between 2007 and 2011, including three reports made to police in Cardiff, four in Swansea, one in Bridgend and one in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Dyfed Powys Police received seven reports of ghost sightings between 2002 and 2011. Last year South Wales Police revealed the force had received three reports of zombies and two of werewolves being spotted in neighbourhoods. There were also two sightings of vampires and six sightings of witches.