"Figure 1: Crime estimates by the CSEW December 1981 to March 2020, and TCSEW estimates for the year ending June 2020","" "England and Wales, annual estimates","" "","" "Notes","1. These data are published as Experimental Statistics. 2. Data on this chart refer to different modes: 1981 to March 2020 are based on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), June 2020 are based on the Telephone-operated crime survey for England and Wales (TCSEW). 3 Data on this chart refer to different time periods: 1981 to 1999 refer to crimes experienced in the calendar year (January to December); and from year ending March 2002 onwards the estimates relate to crimes experienced in the 12 months before interview, based on interviews carried out in that financial year (April to March). 4. CSEW data relate to adults aged 16 and over or to households. TCSEW data relate to adults aged 18 and over or to households 5. New victimisation questions on fraud and computer misuse were incorporated into the CSEW from October 2015. The questions were asked of half the survey sample from October 2015 until September 2017, to test for detrimental effects on the survey as a whole and help ensure that the historical time series is protected, and have been asked of a full sample from October 2017. 6. In March 2018, the new CSEW estimates on fraud and computer misuse were assessed by the Office for Statistics Regulation against the Code of Practice for Statistics and were awarded National Statistics status " "Unit","Number of incidents (thousands)" "","" "","CSEW estimates excluding fraud and computer misuse","CSEW estimate including fraud and computer misuse","TCSEW estimate excluding fraud and computer misuse","TCSEW estimate including fraud and computer misuse" "Dec 81","11303","","","" "Dec 82","","","","" "Dec 83","12128","","","" "Dec 84","","","","" "Dec 85","","","","" "Dec 86","","","","" "Dec 87","13647","","","" "Dec 88","","","","" "Dec 89","","","","" "Dec 90","","","","" "Dec 91","15564","","","" "Dec 92","","","","" "Dec 93","18835","","","" "Dec 94","","","","" "Dec 95","19786","","","" "Dec 96","","","","" "Dec 97","17168","","","" "Dec 98","","","","" "Dec 99","15247","","","" "Dec 00","","","","" "Mar 01","","","","" "Mar 02","12771","","","" "Mar 03","12390","","","" "Mar 04","11609","","","" "Mar 05","10778","","","" "Mar 06","10863","","","" "Mar 07","11182","","","" "Mar 08","10040","","","" "Mar 09","10432","","","" "Mar 10","9544","","","" "Mar 11","9711","","","" "Mar 12","9593","","","" "Mar 13","8757","","","" "Mar 14","7554","","","" "Mar 15","7177","","","" "Mar 16","6529","","","" "Mar 17","6057","11216","","" "Mar 18","6247","10729","","" "Mar 19","6431","11207","","" "Mar 20","5661","10212","","" "","","","","" "","","","","" "Jun-20","","","5594","11536"