Crime and justice

Crime levels and trends based primarily on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data.

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Crime in England and Wales: year ending December 2025

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  • There was no change in CSEW headline crime compared with the YE December 2024 survey (around 9.6 million incidents); CSEW headline crime includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury
  • There were an estimated 2.6 million theft incidents, an 11% decrease compared with last year’s survey (2.9 million incidents); this was mainly because of a 22% fall in domestic burglary (to 327,000 incidents) and a 14% fall in vehicle-related theft (to 596,000 incidents)
  • There were an estimated 4.4 million fraud incidents, no statistically significant change compared with last year’s survey (4.1 million incidents); however, levels were 30% higher compared with the earliest comparable year, YE March 2017 CSEW (around 3.4 million incidents)
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Homicide in England and Wales: year ending March 2025

Analysis of record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales, held within the Home Office Homicide Index.
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Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview

Figures on domestic abuse from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime and other organisations.

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Datasets related to Crime and justice

  • Nature of crime: personal and other theft

    When incidents happened, where it took place, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: criminal damage

    When incidents happened, information about offenders, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were damaged. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: bicycle theft

    When incidents happened, where it took place, the victim's perception of the incident, and the cost of items stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: other household theft

    When incidents happened, information about offenders, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: fraud and computer misuse

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

  • Nature of crime: violence

    Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), including when and where incidents happened and the victim's perception of the incident.

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