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Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Findings from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) estimated that there were approximately 11.5 million offences in the last 12 months1 in England and Wales; although not directly comparable, this was similar to levels estimated from the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) in recent years.
- Total police recorded crime decreased by 4% in England and Wales to approximately 5.8 million offences in the 12 months ending June 2020; this masked the different trends seen in the first nine months of this period, July 2019 to March 2020, and the last three months, police reported crime levels were relatively stable from July 2019 to March 2020 and the annual decrease was mainly driven by substantial falls during the April to June 2020 period, particularly in theft offences.
- There were also falls in offences involving firearms (9% decrease) and knives or sharp instruments (1% decrease) across England and Wales; similarly, these falls were also driven by substantial decreases in the April to June 2020 period.
Coronavirus and crime in England and Wales: August 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Initial findings from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) estimated a significant 32% reduction in total crime excluding fraud and computer misuse during April and May 2020 compared with a two-month average in the pre-lockdown period.
- Underlying this reduction were significant falls in theft offences, particularly domestic burglary and other theft of personal property; this reflects the increase in time people spent at home during the lockdown period, a reduction in opportunities for theft in public spaces and the closure of the night-time economy.
- Similar to findings from the TCSEW, police recorded crime levels during the lockdown period were much lower than respective months in 2019, with 25% less crime in April 2020 and 20% less crime in May 2020.
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Datasets related to Crime and justice
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Methodology note on the possible order effect on responses to questions on anti-social behaviour from changes in the Crime Survey for England and Wales questionnaire - Appendix tables
Appendix tables to accompany the methodology note that presents findings from analysis to investigate whether increases in anti social behaviour (ASB) are a result of an order effect caused by changes to the survey instrument or are indicative of a genuine rise in these experiences.
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Modern slavery in the UK - Appendix tables
A range of available data from various organisations relating to modern slavery.
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The nature of violent crime: appendix tables
Violent crime numbers, prevalence and location using annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, Home Office Data Hub, and police recorded crime. The nature of violent crime in England and Wales article pre-dates the most recent data. Instead it refers to the dataset for year ending March 2018.
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Nature of crime: fraud and computer misuse
Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Data are included on the impact on the victim, contact with offenders, financial loss and experiences with computer viruses.
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Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: Appendix tables
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). Data are included on numbers of incidents and characteristics of victims.
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Appendix tables: homicide in England and Wales
Findings from the analyses based on the Homicide Index recorded by the Home Office, including long-term trends, sex of the victim, apparent method of killing and relationship to victim.
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Statistical bulletins
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Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2020
Crime against households and adults using data from police recorded crime and the new Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales. Includes the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on crime and people’s perceptions of crime during the April to June 2020 period.
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Child abuse in England and Wales: March 2020
Statistics and research on child abuse in England and Wales, bringing together a range of different data sources from across government and the voluntary sector.
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Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2019
Figures on domestic abuse from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime and a number of different organisations.
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Online bullying in England and Wales: year ending March 2020
Estimates of the prevalence and nature of online bullying among children using data from the 10- to 15-year-olds’ Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
Articles
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Modern slavery in the UK
The hidden nature of modern slavery makes producing an accurate prevalence measure difficult. This article explores the issue and brings together data sources linked to modern slavery from a range of organisations.
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Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales
Summary of the various sources of data for fraud and computer misuse and what these tell us about victims, circumstances and long-term trends.
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Child abuse and the criminal justice system, England and Wales
Information on responses to and outcomes of child abuse cases and the criminal justice system.
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Child abuse extent and nature, England and Wales
Child abuse in England and Wales, bringing together a range of different data sources from across government and the voluntary sector.
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Homicide in England and Wales
Analyses of information held within the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales.
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Domestic abuse prevalence and trends, England and Wales
Prevalence, long-term trends and types of domestic abuse experienced by adults, based on findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, and police recorded crime.
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