Release
User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales & Crime in England and Wales QMI
Release date:
25 July 2025 9:30am
Summary
User Guide - Quarterly statistics on crime levels and trends in England and Wales, including detailed information on datasets used to compile our crime statistics. QMI - Quality and Methodology Information for crime levels and trends in England and Wales, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.
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About the data
Accredited Official Statistics
These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:
- meet user needs
- are presented clearly and accessibly
- are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest