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  1. UK crime rate by country 2002-2024

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). UK crime rate by country 2002-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030625/crime-rate-uk/
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    Jun 30, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2002 - Mar 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    The crime rate in the United Kingdom was highest in England and Wales in 2023/24, at **** crimes per 1,000 people, compared with Scotland which had ** crimes per 1,000 population and Northern Ireland, at **** crimes per 1,000 people. During this time period, the crime rate of England and Wales has usually been the highest in the UK, while Scotland's crime rate has declined the most, falling from **** crimes per 1,000 people in 2002/03, to just **** by 2021/22. Overall crime on the rise In 2022/23 there were approximately **** million crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, with this falling to **** million in 2023/24. Although crime declined quite significantly between 2002/03 and 2013/14, this trend has been reversed in subsequent years. While there are no easy explanations for the recent uptick in crime, it is possible that reduced government spending on the police service was at least partly to blame. In 2009/10 for example, government spending on the police stood at around **** billion pounds, with this cut to between ***** billion and ***** billion between 2012/13 and 2017/18. One of the most visible consequences of these cuts was a sharp reduction in the number of police officers in the UK. As recently as 2019, there were just ******* police officers in the UK, with this increasing to ******* by 2023. A creaking justice system During the period of austerity, the Ministry of Justice as a whole saw its budget sharply decline, from *** billion pounds in 2009/10, to just **** billion by 2015/16. Although there has been a reversal of the cuts to budgets and personnel in the justice system, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the depleted service hard in 2020. A backlog of cases grew rapidly, putting a strain on the ability of the justice system to process cases quickly. As of the first quarter of 2023, for example, it took on average *** days for a crown court case to go from offence to conclusion, compared with *** days in 2014. There is also the issue of overcrowding in prisons, with the number of prisoners in England and Wales dangerously close to operational capacity in recent months.

  2. Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly data tables

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    Updated Jul 24, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly data tables [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesquarterlydatatables
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    Jul 24, 2024
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    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime data, by quarterly time periods.

  3. Number of violent crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2025

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    Updated Jul 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Number of violent crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288256/violent-crimes-in-england-and-wales/
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    Jul 24, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2002 - Mar 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom (England, Wales)
    Description

    There were approximately 1.94 million violence against the person crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales in 2024/25, compared with almost 2.01 million offences in the previous reporting year. The number of recorded violent crime offences in England and Wales has increased considerably in the last decade, with only around 600,000 violent crimes recorded in 2013/14. Other types of crime climbing After falling to relatively low levels in the mid-2010s, overall crime in England and Wales has been increasing at a substantial rate. From 62 crimes per 1,000 people in 2013/14, the crime rate shot up to a peak of 93.5 by 2022/23. The sharp uptick in the number of sexual offences recorded by the police accounts for part of this rise, with the number of sexual offences increasing from just over 64,000 in 2013/14 to almost 195,000 in 2022/23. While overall theft crime has gradually fallen in a similar time period, there has been a recent spike in shoplifting offences, with almost 444,000 incidents recorded in 2023/24, compared with 342,200 in 2022/23. Prisons under pressure The increase in violent and sexual crime offences, which typically result in longer sentences for offenders, has added to the problem of overcrowding at prisons in England and Wales. With prisons dangerously close to capacity in 2024, the government even released thousands of prisoners early that September. Prisons in England and Wales are also increasingly violent, for both staff and inmates, with assaults on staff reaching a high of over 2,700 incidents in the third quarter of 2024. Incidences of self-harm have also increased rapidly, from around 5,700 in early 2014 to almost 20,000 ten years later.

  4. Number of crimes against public justice Scotland 2002-2024

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    Updated Oct 30, 2024
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    Statista Research Department (2024). Number of crimes against public justice Scotland 2002-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/topics/3793/crime-in-the-uk/
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    Oct 30, 2024
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    Statista Research Department
    Description

    In 2023/24 there were 25,205 crimes against public justice recorded by the police in Scotland, with the 2020/21 figure the highest for this type of crime since 2011/12, when there were 26,635 crimes of this type recorded.

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    Historic police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables

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    Updated Jan 30, 2025
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    Home Office (2025). Historic police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables
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    Jan 30, 2025
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    Home Office
    Description

    For the latest data tables see ‘Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables’.

    These historic data tables contain figures up to September 2024 for:

    1. Police recorded crime
    2. Crime outcomes
    3. Transferred/cancelled records (formerly ‘no-crimes’)
    4. Knife crime
    5. Firearms
    6. Hate crime
    7. Fraud crime
    8. Rape incidents crime

    There are counting rules for recorded crime to help to ensure that crimes are recorded consistently and accurately.

    These tables are designed to have many uses. The Home Office would like to hear from any users who have developed applications for these data tables and any suggestions for future releases. Please contact the Crime Analysis team at crimeandpolicestats@homeoffice.gov.uk.

  6. Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables

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    Updated Jul 24, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2025
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    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Police recorded crime figures by Police Force Area and Community Safety Partnership areas (which equate in the majority of instances, to local authorities).

  7. Rural crime statistics

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    Updated Jun 30, 2022
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    Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2022). Rural crime statistics [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/181/1819918.html
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    Jun 30, 2022
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    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    Description

    Incidence rates of crime in rural and urban areas.

    Metadata

    Indicators:

    • police recorded violence against the person offences per 1,000 population
    • police recorded sexual offences per 1,000 population
    • police recorded robbery offences per 1,000 population
    • police recorded domestic burglary offences per 1,000 households
    • police recorded vehicles offences per 1,000 population

    Data Source: ONS, Recorded crime data at Community Safety Partnership / Local Authority level

    Coverage: England

    Rural classification used: Local Authority Rural Urban Classification

    Additional information:

    Defra statistics: rural

    Email mailto:rural.statistics@defra.gov.uk">rural.statistics@defra.gov.uk

    <p class="govuk-body">You can also contact us via Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DefraStats" class="govuk-link">https://twitter.com/DefraStats</a></p>
    

  8. Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area

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    Updated Jul 24, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/recordedcrimedatabycommunitysafetypartnershiparea
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2024
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    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Recorded crime figures for CSP areas. Number of offences for the last two years, percentage change, and rates per 1,000 population for the latest year.

  9. Crime rate in England and Wales 2002-2025

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    Updated Jul 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Crime rate in England and Wales 2002-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2002 - Mar 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    The crime rate of England and Wales in 2024/25 was ***** crimes per thousand people when fraud and computer misuse crimes were included and **** when excluded. This represented one of the highest crime rates in this time period, nonetheless a decline when compared with 2022/23, when the crime rate peaked at *****, or ****, when excluding computer fraud.

  10. Crime in England and Wales 2010 to 2011

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    Updated Jul 14, 2011
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    Home Office (2011). Crime in England and Wales 2010 to 2011 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-in-england-and-wales-2010-to-2011
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 14, 2011
    Dataset provided by
    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Home Office
    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    This is the tenth report in an annual series combining crimes recorded by the police and interviews from the British Crime Survey (BCS) for the financial year 2010/11. Each source has different strengths and weaknesses but together they provide a more comprehensive picture of crime than could be obtained from either series alone. Additional explanatory notes are available in the User Guide to Home Office Crime Statistics.

    Longer term datasets contain https://data.gov.uk/dataset/0e26ee1b-26b7-406e-a3b1-f3481b324977/local-police-recorded-crime-data" class="govuk-link">police recorded crime for police force areas and local authorities

    https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ea7a5bd4-4c26-4ea3-b1ff-c5c0dfe9fcfd/crime-in-england-and-wales-2010-11" class="govuk-link">Crimes detected in England & Wales 2010/11 reports on the levels and trends in detections and detection rates in England and Wales.

    The last annual crime statistics https://data.gov.uk/dataset/df7e3554-2a62-497a-bbd6-2c3982dba5a5/crime-in-england-and-wales-2009-10" class="govuk-link">Crime in England and Wales 2009/10 was published in July 2010.

    See the https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualsupplementarytables" class="govuk-link">Crime Survey supplementary tables on the nature of: burglary, vehicle-related theft, bicycle theft, household theft, personal and other theft and vandalism.

  11. Crime in England and Wales: Annual Trend and Demographic Tables

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    Updated Jul 24, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Crime in England and Wales: Annual Trend and Demographic Tables [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesannualtrendanddemographictables
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2024
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showing breakdowns of victimisation over time and by various demographic characteristics.

  12. Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2025

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    Updated Jul 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283069/crimes-in-england-and-wales/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2002 - Mar 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    There were approximately 6.59 million crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales in 2024/25, compared with approximately 6.66 million in the previous reporting year. Although there was a slight decline on the previous two reporting years, 2024/25 saw the third-highest number of crimes recorded in the provided time period, with the dip in crime figures reported in 2020/21 due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place throughout that reporting year. In general, the number of crime offenses in England and Wales increased at a fairly rapid pace from 2014 onward, rising from just over four million to a peak of 6.74 million offences in 2022/23. Reversing the trend after a decade of cuts The uptick in crime since the mid-2010s has led to serious questions about how to further reverse this trend and if the police have enough manpower and resources to counter it. Due to austerity measures pursued by the 2010 coalition government, police forces had to contend with fewer resources, leading to cuts in personnel. Between 2010 and 2017, officer numbers across the UK were reduced by 22,000 In more recent years, public sector expenditure on the police force has started to increase and reached 27.3 billion British pounds in 2023/24. As of 2024, there were around 170,500 police officers in the UK, 1,500 fewer than in 2010. Crime rates are highest in Northern England In 2024/25, the police force area with the highest crime rate in this year was Cleveland, located in the North East of England, which had approximately 122 crimes per 1,000 people, compared with the England and Wales average of 87.2. After Cleveland, the highest crime rates were reported by forces that are responsible for policing major UK cities, such as West Yorkshire Police, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, and the Metropolitan Police in London. The areas with the lowest crime rates are typically more rural in nature, such as Wiltshire, which had the lowest crime rate in this reporting year.

  13. Disability and crime

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    Updated Feb 10, 2022
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    Office for National Statistics (2022). Disability and crime [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/disability/datasets/disabilityandcrime
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 10, 2022
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    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Anti-social behaviour (ASB) outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 and over, with analysis by disability status, country, sex, age, impairment type, type of ASB. Domestic abuse and sexual assault outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 to 59 years, with analysis by disability status, age, sex, impairment type, impairment severity, country and region. All outcomes using the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data.

  14. Crime rate in London 2015-2024

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Crime rate in London 2015-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380963/london-crime-rate/
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    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United Kingdom (England), London
    Description

    The crime rate in London was 105.8 crime offences per thousand people for the 2023/24 reporting year, compared with 100.9 in the previous year. Between 2015/16 and 2019/20 the crime rate in the UK capital increased in every reporting year, with the sudden drop seen in 2019/20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a sharp reduction in certain types of crime such as robbery and theft. Police record over 938,00 crimes in 2023/24 The number of crimes reported by the police in London was 938,020 in 2023/24, compared with 887,870 in the previous reporting year. Although there was a slight dip in overall recorded crime in the aftermath of the pandemic, this was not the case for violent crimes which have risen consistently. One positive is that the number of homicide offences in 2023/24 has remained beneath the 159 reported in 2017/18. Additionally, the Metropolitan Police force area has a lower crime rate than many of the UK's other major police forces, such as West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside. Police recruitment drive ends era of cuts   The rise in crime in London happened alongside a decline in both personnel and funding for the London Metropolitan Police. Compared with 2010 for example, there were around 3,000 fewer police officers in 2018, while annual funding was reduced to around 3.3 billion pounds between 2013/14 and 2018/19, compared with 3.62 billion in 2012/13. These cuts were due to the policy of austerity that was implemented by the UK government during that time period, but this has recently been replaced by pledges to increase spending and to recruit more police. In 2023/24, the budget for the Metropolitan Police was 4.53 billion pounds, while the number of officers in 2023 increased to around 34,900.

  15. Number of fraud crimes in Scotland 2011-2024

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    Updated Oct 30, 2024
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    Statista Research Department (2024). Number of fraud crimes in Scotland 2011-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/topics/3793/crime-in-the-uk/
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    Oct 30, 2024
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    Statista Research Department
    Description

    There were 16,624 fraud crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2023/24, a slight fall on 2022/23, but a significant increase compared with previous reporting years, such as in 2019/20 when there were 11,939 of these offences.

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    Crystal Roof | UK Crime Data API | Last updated June 2025

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    CrystalRoof Ltd, Crystal Roof | UK Crime Data API | Last updated June 2025 [Dataset]. https://crystalroof.co.uk/api-docs/method/crime-rate-by-postcode
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    https://crystalroof.co.uk/api-terms-of-usehttps://crystalroof.co.uk/api-terms-of-use

    Area covered
    United Kingdom, Wales, England
    Description

    This method returns total crime rates, crime rates by crime types, area ratings by total crime, and area ratings by crime type for small areas (Lower Layer Super Output Areas, or LSOAs) and Local Authority Districts (LADs). The results are determined by the inclusion of the submitted postcode/coordinates/UPRN within the corresponding LSOA or LAD.

    All figures are annual (for the last 12 months).

    The crime rates are calculated per 1,000 resident population derived from the census 2021.

    The dataset is updated on a monthly basis, with a 3-month lag between the current date and the most recent data.

  17. Crime in England and Wales: Other related tables

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    Updated Jul 24, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics (2024). Crime in England and Wales: Other related tables [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesotherrelatedtables
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2024
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    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Firearms, knife- and sharp-instrument offences, offences involving a corrosive substance, hospital admissions for assault with sharp objects, fraud, offences flagged as domestic abuse-related, corruption, anti-social behaviour, perceptions, and non-notifiable incidents.

  18. Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables

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    Updated Apr 24, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 24, 2025
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Trends in Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) crime and Home Office police recorded crime for England and Wales, by offence type. Also includes more detailed data on crime such as violence, fraud and anti-social behaviour.

  19. British Crime Survey: methodology

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    Updated Jan 19, 2012
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    Home Office (2012). British Crime Survey: methodology [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/british-crime-survey-methodology
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    Jan 19, 2012
    Dataset provided by
    GOV.UKhttp://gov.uk/
    Authors
    Home Office
    Description

    From 1 April 2012, the British Crime Survey (BCS) will be known as the Crime Survey for England and Wales to better reflect its geographical coverage.

    While the survey did previously cover the whole of Great Britain, it ceased to include Scotland in its sample in the late 1980s. There is a separate survey - the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey - covering Scotland.

    From 1 April 2012, National Statistics on crime previously published by the Home Office will be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

    For more information see the http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Crime+in+England+and+Wales" class="govuk-link">ONS Crime in England and Wales web page.

    Queries regarding these outputs should be directed to crimestatistics@ONS.gov.uk.

    Key publications

    More publications

    Our work

    The Crime Survey for England and Wales, previously the British Crime Survey (BCS), is one of the largest social research surveys conducted in England and Wales. It asks people resident in households about their experiences of crime in face-to-face interviews.

    In the 2010/11 BCS, around 51,000 people were interviewed, that is, around 47,000 adults aged 16 or over in the main survey and a further 4,000 interviews conducted with children aged 10 to 15. Find out more about this research with children at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/crime/crime-statistics/bcs-10-15-year-olds/" class="govuk-link">British Crime Survey 10 to 15-year-olds.

    Around 1,000 interviews were carried out in each police force area in 2010/11. The overall response rate is currently 76 per cent - among the highest for the large continuous government surveys.

    The first survey, in 1982, covered England, Wales and Scotland. Scotland now has its own survey (Scottish Crime & Justice Survey), as does Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Crime & Victimisation Survey).

    Technical reports

    Crime statisticians produce a technical report providing information on survey design, weighting and survey response every survey year. The latest available is http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/crime-research/bcs1011tech1" class="govuk-link">British Crime Survey (England and Wales) 2010-11 technical report. See the National Archives for previous technical reports.

    The design of the survey has changed over the years but the core set of questions asked about victimisation experiences have remained constant.

    BCS datasets

    Anonymised datasets from the BCS in SPSS format are available on the http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/" class="govuk-link">UK Data Archive through the http://www.esds.ac.uk/government/" class="govuk-link">Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS). Researchers, including students, who need data for dissertations or practical work can use these datasets.

    The BCS is a complex study with data organised at different levels (households, individuals and incidents) but full supporting documentation and metadata are available with access to the data. Users who need help in analysing the data can contact the http://www.esds.ac.uk/government/contact/" class="govuk-link">ESDS Government helpdesk.

    Interpersonal violence: question development for the BCS

    We commissioned research to review questions in the BCS relating to intimate personal violen

  20. Crime rate in England and Wales in 2024/25, by police force area

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    Updated Jul 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Crime rate in England and Wales in 2024/25, by police force area [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866788/crime-rate-england-and-wales-by-region/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Wales, England
    Description

    With a crime rate of 122.1 per 1,000 population, Cleveland, in North East England, had the highest crime rate of all the police force areas in England and Wales in 2024/25. High crime rates are evident in other areas of northern England, such as West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester at 114.5 and 108.2, respectively. In the English capital, London, the crime rate was 105.5 per 1,000 people. The lowest crime rate in England was in the relatively rural areas of Wiltshire in South West England, as well as North Yorkshire. Overall crime in England and Wales The number of crimes in England and Wales reached approximately 6.74 million in 2022/23, falling slightly to 6.66 million in 2023/24. Overall crime has been rising steadily across England and Wales for almost a decade, even when adjusted for population rises. In 2022/23, for example, the crime rate in England and Wales was 93.6, the highest since 2006/07. When compared with the rest of the United Kingdom, England and Wales is something of an outlier, as crime rates for Scotland and Northern Ireland have not followed the same trajectory of rising crime. Additionally, there has been a sharp increase in violent crimes and sexual offences since the mid-2010s in England and Wales. While theft offences have generally been falling, the number of shoplifting offences reached a peak of 440,000 in 2023/24. Troubled justice system under pressure Alongside rising crime figures, many indicators also signal that the justice system is getting pushed to breaking point. The percentage of crimes that are solved in England and Wales was just 5.7 percent in 2023, with sexual offences having a clearance rate of just 3.6 percent. Crimes are also taking far longer than usual to pass through the justice system. In 2023, it took an average of 676 days for a crown court case to reach a conclusion from the time of the offence. This is most likely related to the large backlog of cases in crown courts, which reached over 62,200 in 2023. Furthermore, prisons in England and Wales are dangerously overcrowded, with just 1,458 spare prison places available as of June 2024.

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UK crime rate by country 2002-2024

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Dataset updated
Jun 30, 2025
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Time period covered
Apr 1, 2002 - Mar 31, 2024
Area covered
United Kingdom
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The crime rate in the United Kingdom was highest in England and Wales in 2023/24, at **** crimes per 1,000 people, compared with Scotland which had ** crimes per 1,000 population and Northern Ireland, at **** crimes per 1,000 people. During this time period, the crime rate of England and Wales has usually been the highest in the UK, while Scotland's crime rate has declined the most, falling from **** crimes per 1,000 people in 2002/03, to just **** by 2021/22. Overall crime on the rise In 2022/23 there were approximately **** million crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, with this falling to **** million in 2023/24. Although crime declined quite significantly between 2002/03 and 2013/14, this trend has been reversed in subsequent years. While there are no easy explanations for the recent uptick in crime, it is possible that reduced government spending on the police service was at least partly to blame. In 2009/10 for example, government spending on the police stood at around **** billion pounds, with this cut to between ***** billion and ***** billion between 2012/13 and 2017/18. One of the most visible consequences of these cuts was a sharp reduction in the number of police officers in the UK. As recently as 2019, there were just ******* police officers in the UK, with this increasing to ******* by 2023. A creaking justice system During the period of austerity, the Ministry of Justice as a whole saw its budget sharply decline, from *** billion pounds in 2009/10, to just **** billion by 2015/16. Although there has been a reversal of the cuts to budgets and personnel in the justice system, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the depleted service hard in 2020. A backlog of cases grew rapidly, putting a strain on the ability of the justice system to process cases quickly. As of the first quarter of 2023, for example, it took on average *** days for a crown court case to go from offence to conclusion, compared with *** days in 2014. There is also the issue of overcrowding in prisons, with the number of prisoners in England and Wales dangerously close to operational capacity in recent months.

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