FOI reference: FOI-2026-3700
You asked
I analysed some of your crime statistics data available and was curious to know what follows:
- Is there a full report (it has been nearly 6 years since Brexit time) that represents crimes occurred/reported before and after Brexit with a comparison of at least 5 years? In case of positive answer, is it feasible to receive it?
- With the generic "Fraud for false representation" do you also track ID fraud? Do you keep track of the phenomenon?
- I don't think I saw any data traced related to cyber crime, O.C., nor terrorism. Is there a reason why you observe/trace (as I am sure you do) those type of crimes separately?
- Did you observe any change in terms of crimes evolution after Brexit? If yes, how did this evolve in positive or negative aspect?
We said
Thank you for your request.
We are responsible for publishing crime statistics for England and Wales from two data sources: the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime (PRC).
Whilst we have not carried out analysis assessing the impact of Brexit on crime or attributing changes in crime levels to Brexit, you can use our regular quarterly bulletins to explore long term trends in crime going back to 1982, based on Crime Survey for England and Wales. You can use the same bulletins to understand changes in police recorded crime. However please take note of the advice about drawing conclusions on longer term trends based on police recorded crime which is subject to changes in recording practices.
We do not present statistics on ID fraud. We present fraud statistics from the CSEW broken down into bank and credit account fraud, consumer and retail fraud, advance fee and other fraud. These categories broadly align with Report Fraud offences and the Home Office Counting Rules for fraud. Table C3 in the Appendix tables includes the number of fraud and computer misuse offences recorded by/or referred to Report Fraud. However, due to issues with a new reporting system launched by the City of London Police, the latest available data is in the Year ending September 2025 edition.
Computer misuse (Cyber crime) incidents are also presented in our Crime in England and Wales appendix tables. Further information on fraud and computer misuse is also presented in the Fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables and Nature of crime: fraud and computer misuse dataset.
Statistics on terrorism, including convictions in Great Britain, are published by the Home Office in their Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 releases. We do not publish statistics on organised crime separately. Our published figures include offences that may, or may not, relate to organised criminal activity. The National Crime Agency (NCA) publishes regular assessments and reports that provide an overview of organised crime in the UK.