Crime and justice

Crime levels and trends based primarily on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data.

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Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2025

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  • Around 9.4 million incidents of CSEW headline crime, a 7% increase compared with YE March 2024 survey (8.8 million incidents); CSEW headline crime includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury
  • The latest rise in CSEW headline crime was because of a 31% increase in fraud (to around 4.2 million incidents); this is the highest estimated number of incidents since fraud was first collected on the CSEW in YE March 2017
  • CSEW computer misuse decreased by 32% (to around 692,000 incidents) compared with last year's survey because of a 36% fall in incidents of unauthorised access to personal information
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Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2024

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  • The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that 2.3 million people aged 16 years and over (1.6 million women and 712,000 men) experienced domestic abuse in year ending (YE) March 2024.
  • There was no substantial change in the prevalence of domestic abuse experienced in the last year, compared with the previous year.
  • The police recorded 851,062 domestic abuse-related crimes in England and Wales in YE March 2024; a decrease compared with the previous year (911,248), which, in part, reflects recent changes in police recording practices.
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Crime trends in England and Wales and how we measure them

Exploring the different ways we measure crime, which measure is best for different crime types, and some of the trends that emerge

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Datasets related to Crime and justice

  • Nature of crime: personal and other theft

    When incidents happened, where it took place, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: criminal damage

    When incidents happened, information about offenders, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were damaged. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: bicycle theft

    When incidents happened, where it took place, the victim's perception of the incident, and the cost of items stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: other household theft

    When incidents happened, information about offenders, the victim’s perception of the incident, and what items were stolen. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

  • Nature of crime: fraud and computer misuse

    Annual data on the nature of fraud and computer misuse offences. Data for the year ending March 2021 and March 2022 are from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).

  • Nature of crime: violence

    Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), including when and where incidents happened and the victim's perception of the incident.

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