Homicide offences Crime

This indicator shows the rate of homicide offences per million population, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for three-year rolling financial periods 2014-2017 to 2022-2025. Figures for England and Wales are not directly comparable with those for Northern Ireland.

Data sources:
Office for National Statistics (opens in a new tab) and Police Service of Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
Published on:
05 February 2026 and 23 July 2026

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Homicide offences

Homicide offences per million people, region/countries, 2022-25

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Homicide offences per million people, region/countries, 2014-17 to 2022-25

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Homicide offences per million people, region/countries, 2022-25

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Homicide offences per million people, region/countries, 2014-17 to 2022-25

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Interpretation

England and Wales data has been extracted from the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales. This index is continually updated with revised information from the police as investigations continue and as cases are heard by the courts. The data refer to the position as at 5 December 2025 and will change as subsequent court hearings take place or as further information is received. In contrast, the Northern Ireland homicide figures represent those initially recorded as homicide, with no revisions based on further police or court decisions.

Northern Ireland statistics on police recorded crime are collated and produced by statisticians seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). They are recorded in compliance with the Home Office Counting Rules and further details of recording practices are available in the User Guide to Police Recorded Crime Statistics.

Rates per million population were calculated using mid-year population estimates from the 2025 publication. For each three-year period, the population estimate for the middle year was used. For example, the period April 2022 to March 2025 uses the 2023 mid-year population estimate.

Some of this data has been aggregated and may show differences to other published figures.

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The original source data for this indicator can be found on the following pages: Office for National Statistics(opens in a new tab) and Police Service of Northern Ireland(opens in a new tab).

Information on the strengths and limitations of the Explore Local Statistics service and methods used is available in the quality and methodology information (QMI) report.

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Homicide offences is one of 109 local indicators on the Explore local statistics service. See the full list of local indicators.

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