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 July 2020 to June 2021 interview periods.
Publications
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Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2021
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 July 2020 to June 2021 interview periods.
Data
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Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly data tables
Data from Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime broken down into quarterly time periods. Because of the suspension of the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on 17 March 2020 owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, from the year ending June 2020 to the year ending June 2022 these tables only contain Home Office police recorded crime data.
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Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables
The number of police recorded crimes, percentage change from previous year and rate per 1,000 population by offence group, firearms, knife and sharp instrument, fraud, child sexual abuse and child exploitation and anti-social behaviour offences by Police Force Area.
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Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area
Recorded crime figures for Community Safety Partnership areas, which equate in the majority of instances to local authorities. Contains the number of offences for the last two years, percentage change between these two time periods and rates per 1,000 population for the latest year.
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Crime in England and Wales: coronavirus (COVID-19) and crime tables
Information from a new module of questions included in the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) around perceptions of crime, the police and anti-social behaviour during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, feelings of safety and experiences of harassment. Data on children’s online activity are also presented. These tables are no longer produced.
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Crime in England and Wales: Other related tables
Firearms, knife and sharp instrument offences, offences involving a corrosive substance, hospital admissions for assault with sharp objects, fraud, offences flagged as domestic abuse-related, corruption. Data tables also include information on anti-social behaviour, perceptions, and non-notifiable incidents.
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Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables
Trends in Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) crime experienced by people aged 16 and over and children aged 10 to 15 years and Home Office police recorded crime, by offence type. Also includes trends in offender relationship of CSEW violence. Because of the suspension of the face-to-face CSEW on 17 March 2020, owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data tables from the year ending June 2020 to the year ending March 2022 shown in this workbook also include data from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).
Methodology
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User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales: measuring crime during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Quarterly statistics on crime levels and trends during the coronavirus pandemic. Includes details of the datasets used to compile our crime statistics.
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User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales: March 2023
Crime levels and trends in England and Wales, with detailed information on the datasets used to compile crime statistics.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.