As of January 2024, around 58 percent of large companies in the United Kingdom (UK) had experienced cybercrime within the past year. Medium businesses ranked second, with 45 percent of companies experiencing cybercrime. Overall, about 22 percent of UK businesses stated having experienced any form of cybercrime in the preceding year.

Annual data on the nature of fraud and computer misuse offences. Data for the year ending March 2021 and March 2022 are from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).

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

In 2023, when asked to choose the main cybersecurity challenges faced by their organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom, 38 percent of respondents named hybrid working models and lack of understanding around cyber trends and threats. The risk posed by the lack of internal training on spotting suspicious activity ranked third, highlighted by 37 percent of respondents. Meanwhile, the lack of skills and expertise represented a top challenge for 32 percent of respondents.

Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), including numbers of incidents and characteristics of victims.

As of January 2025, the most significant data breach incident in the United Kingdom (UK) was the 2017-2018 Dixons Carphone breach. As a result of this incident, 14 million user records were affected, and 5.6 million payment card information was exposed. The Equifax data breach between 2011 and 2016 impacted over 15 million customers nationwide.

This supplementary volume explores topics from the 2010/11 British Crime Survey and provides analysis of the extent of and perceptions towards hate crime, use of the internet and cyber security and experimental statistics on the experience of crime among children aged 10 to 15.

A survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) between August and December 2024, found that 19 percent of companies needed additional staff time to deal with the breach or inform cutomers or stakeholders. Furthermore, 15 percent of the companies needed to implement new measures for future attacks. Additionally, 11 percent said the incident stopped the staff from carrying out daily work.

In 2023, retail was the sector with the largest share of IT budgets allocated to cybersecurity in the United Kingdom and the United States, estimated at around 28 percent. The telecoms and pharmaceuticals sectors followed, with 27 percent of IT budgets allocated to cybersecurity. Meanwhile, only 18 percent of IT budgets were allocated to cybersecurity in the energy and utilities sector.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) asks a sole adult in a random sample of households about their, or their household's, experience of crime victimisation in the previous 12 months. These are recorded in the victim form data file (VF). A wide range of questions are then asked, covering demographics and crime-related subjects such as attitudes to the police and the criminal justice system (CJS). These variables are contained within the non-victim form (NVF) data file. In 2009, the survey was extended to children aged 10-15 years old; one resident of that age range was also selected from the household and asked about their experience of crime and other related topics. The first set of children's data covered January-December 2009 and is held separately under SN 6601. From 2009-2010, the children's data cover the same period as the adult data and are included with the main study.The Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) became operational on 20 May 2020. It was a replacement for the face-to-face CSEW, which was suspended on 17 March 2020 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was set up with the intention of measuring the level of crime during the pandemic. As the pandemic continued throughout the 2020/21 survey year, questions have been raised as to whether the year ending March 2021 TCSEW is comparable with estimates produced in earlier years by the face-to-face CSEW. The ONS Comparability between the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales and the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales report explores those factors that may have a bearing on the comparability of estimates between the TCSEW and the former CSEW. These include survey design, sample design, questionnaire changes and modal changes.More general information about the CSEW may be found on the ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales web page and for the previous BCS, from the GOV.UK BCS Methodology web page.History - the British Crime SurveyThe CSEW was formerly known as the British Crime Survey (BCS), and has been in existence since 1981. The 1982 and 1988 BCS waves were also conducted in Scotland (data held separately under SNs 4368 and 4599). Since 1993, separate Scottish Crime and Justice Surveys have been conducted. Up to 2001, the BCS was conducted biennially. From April 2001, the Office for National Statistics took over the survey and it became the CSEW. Interviewing was then carried out continually and reported on in financial year cycles. The crime reference period was altered to accommodate this. Secure Access CSEW dataIn addition to the main survey, a series of questions covering drinking behaviour, drug use, self-offending, gangs and personal security, and intimate personal violence (IPV) (including stalking and sexual victimisation) are asked of adults via a laptop-based self-completion module (questions may vary over the years). Children aged 10-15 years also complete a separate self-completion questionnaire. The questionnaires are included in the main documentation, but the data are only available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7280), not with the main study. In addition, from 2011 onwards, lower-level geographic variables are also available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7311).New methodology for capping the number of incidents from 2017-18The CSEW datasets available from 2017-18 onwards are based on a new methodology of capping the number of incidents at the 98th percentile. Incidence variables names have remained consistent with previously supplied data but due to the fact they are based on the new 98th percentile cap, and old datasets are not, comparability has been lost with years prior to 2012-2013. More information can be found in the 2017-18 User Guide (see SN 8464) and the article ‘Improving victimisation estimates derived from the Crime Survey for England and Wales’. Fraud and Cyber Crime Module The Office for National Statistics have recently completed a substantial project to develop new questions on fraud (both online and offline) and other types of cyber crime for inclusion in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The project involved the development, cognitive testing and piloting of a number of screener questions designed to identify who had experienced different types of fraud and cyber crime. The final screener questions were incorporated into the live survey in April 2015 and are now being asked of half the sample of survey respondents. New victimisation module questions have also been developed to capture more detailed information about the offence and to allow accurate coding of the offences recorded. These were introduced into the live survey from October 2015, following testing in a large-scale field trial which took place between May and August 2015, and which was beneficial in testing how the screener and victimisation module questions work together in a live setting. More information about this project can be found on the Office for National Statistics webpage. Main Topics: Experiences of fraud and cyber crime among resident household population in England and Wales. Multi-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interview 2014 2015 ADMINISTRATION OF J... 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A survey, conducted in April 2024 among adults in the United Kingdom (UK), found that younger individuals were more likely to report having seen ads containing illegal activity, such as fraud or cyber-crime. Around 13 percent of respondents, aged 16 to 34 years, stated having encountered such ads online, whereas six percent of those 55 years and older reported the same.

Among businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) with cybersecurity policies, 81 percent had policies covering how data is supposed to be stored as of December 2024. Similar percentage of organizations had policies regarding what staff are permitted to do on the organization's IT devices were the case of 80 percent of the respondents.The highest share of UK businesses that had formal policies covering cyber security risks were large firms.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) is a survey of the extent of crime and crime related issues experienced by business premises in England and Wales. It provides additional detail on the extent of crime to be used alongside the other main sources of information on crime. These are the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (formerly the British Crime Survey), which covers crimes against private individuals and households, and the Police Recorded Crime statistics, which cover crimes reported to the police. In common with the CSEW, the CVS also includes crimes that are not reported to the police. The Police Recorded Crime data tables are available from the GOV.UK website.The CVS was previously run as a standalone survey in 1994 and again in 2002. The CVS was then run as an annual publication from 2012 onwards. A break occurred from 2019 to 2021 where CVS underwent a re-design following a consultation, where the coverage of the survey was expanded to cover all commercial business premises. A standalone CVS was run in 2021, covering only the Wholesale and Retail sector, to provide insights on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.Further information on the CVS, with links to findings by year, can also be found on the GOV.UK Crimes against businesses statistics webpage. Main Topics:Businesses were asked which of a number of types of crime they had experienced in the 12 months prior to being interviewed. For each one they had suffered, they were asked about the number of occasions they had been victim to that type of crime, the effect of it on their business and the cost of the most recent incident. The survey also asked respondents whether they had reported the incidents to the police; the extent of the losses suffered; their crime prevention precautions; and their concerns about problems of crime and antisocial behaviour in the local area. The 2017 dataset includes details of the extent of crime against business premises for the core CVS crime types. These include burglary, vandalism, vehicle-related theft, robbery, assaults and threats, theft and fraud. In addition, details on cyber crime, experience of anti-social behaviour and crime prevention are also included.

There were almost 1.28 million fraud and computer misuse offences recorded in England and Wales in 2024/25, the highest in a reporting year for this provided time period.

In 2024, 86 percent of identity fraud cases registered in the United Kingdom (UK) were committed through online channels. This does not come as a surprise, as many online services cause an increase in identity fraud cases.

According to Cognitive Market Research, the global Managed Detection and Response (MDR) market size will be USD 4362.1 million in 2025. It will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.30% from 2025 to 2033.

North America held the major market share for more than 40% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 1613.98 million in 2025 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.1% from 2025 to 2033.
Europe accounted for a market share of over 30% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 1265.01 million.
APAC held a market share of around 23% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 1046.90 million in 2025 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.3% from 2025 to 2033.
South America has a market share of more than 5% of the global revenue with a market size of USD 165.76 million in 2025 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.3% from 2025 to 2033.
Middle East had a market share of around 2% of the global revenue and was estimated at a market size of USD 174.48 million in 2025 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 95.97 from 2025 to 2033.
Africa had a market share of around 1% of the global revenue and was estimated at a market size of USD 106.95 million in 2025 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.0% from 2025 to 2033.
IT & Telecom category is the fastest growing segment of the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) industry

Market Dynamics of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market

Key Drivers for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market

Rising Cybersecurity Concerns Propel Growth In The Managed Detection And Response Market

Growing concerns about cyber-attacks and threats to enterprises are expected to drive future growth in the managed detection and response market. A cyber-attack is an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system or network in order to cause damage. Managed detection and response are cyber security systems that detect malicious network activity and malware invasions and allow for rapid incident response to eliminate those threats. For instance, in September 2023, AAG, a provider of IT support services, reported that 39% of UK businesses had experienced a cyber-attack in 2022. Furthermore, in the first half of 2022, cybercrime affected 53.35 million Americans. As a result, growing concerns about cyber-attacks and threats to enterprises are driving the growth of the managed detection and response market

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Remote Work Surge Fuels Growth In The Managed Detection And Response Market

The increased use of remote work is expected to drive future growth in the managed detection and response market. Remote work, also known as telecommuting or telework, is a work arrangement in which employees or workers carry out their job duties and responsibilities from a location other than the traditional workplace, usually from their homes or other remote locations. The widespread adoption of remote work creates a dynamic and challenging cybersecurity environment, and managed detection and response services play an important role in addressing these changes by providing comprehensive and adaptive security solutions to protect organizations in this era of remote work. For instance, in September 2022, according to a report published by the United States Census Bureau, a US-based government agency, nearly half of the workforce in the District of Columbia, 495.97, worked remotely, the highest percentage of home-based workers among states and state equivalents in 2021. Furthermore, the states with the highest proportions of remote workers were Washington (24.2%), Maryland (24.0%), Colorado (23.7%), and Massachusetts. As a result, the managed detection and response market is expanding as more people work remotely

Restraint Factor for the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market

High implementation and operational costs Limit Market Growth

The high operational and implementation costs severely limit the Managed Detection and Response (MDR) market's growth potential. MDR services require significant initial investments in infrastructure, software, and integration with existing security systems. Personnel, training, and ongoing monitoring are all examples of repeated operational expenses, which can be costly for small businesses or those with limited budgets. Such high...

During a 2025 survey carried out in Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (UK), 17 percent of respondents stated that due to data privacy concerns they willingly missed on personalized discounts on purchases, while 15 percent passed over receiving tailor-made travel recommendations for the same reason.

As of January 2025, the most significant data breach incident in the United Kingdom (UK) was the 2017-2018 Dixons Carphone breach. As a result of this incident, 14 million user records were affected, and 5.6 million payment card information was exposed. The Equifax data breach between 2011 and 2016 impacted over 15 million customers nationwide.