FOI reference: FOI-2026-3359
You asked
I'd like to make an FOI request please for the following:
- Homicides in England & Wales, number and percentage of total deaths
- Leading causes of death, number and percentage of total deaths (broadest categories is fine, e.g. Cancer, Accidents...)
- For the latest three years available
- Broken down by sex and age band (broadest categories is fine, e.g. 17 and under, 18-44, 45-64, 65 and over or 5/10-year groups)
We said
Thank you for your request.
The latest available homicide statistics by age and sex can be found in our Homicide in England and Wales article. Previous releases of our Homicide in England and Wales articles are also available.
Please note that these statistics are derived from the Home Office Homicide Index, which is based on the date that the offence was recorded rather than the date the death was registered or occurred. More information on this can be found in Section 12 of our Homicide in England and Wales article.
Figures, and the percentage of all deaths by leading cause, for deaths registered between 2015 and 2024 are available in table 4 of our Deaths registered in England and Wales dataset. The figures are presented by sex and five-year age group. All homicides are referred to a coroner. This means that we do not get informed of these deaths until the coroner has reached a verdict and registered the death, meaning the registration is delayed. More information on registration delays is available in our Impact of registration delays on mortality statistics dataset.
For further information please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.