Crime statistics
Crime against households and adults using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
Crime figures from Crime Survey of England and Wales
Incidents of crime against households and adults estimated from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Includes fraud and computer misuse.
Figures are survey estimates and subject to sampling variance. Therefore, figures in this chart are rounded to the nearest 100,000 incidents.
Due to the suspension of the CSEW, data is not available between the year ending March 2020 and the year ending March 2022.
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023
8.7 million
Data source
Crime in England and Wales (quarterly)
Published: 20 July 2023. Next publication: 19 October 2023 9:30am.
Police recorded crime in England and Wales
Police recorded crime statistics based on data from all 43 forces in England and Wales (including the British Transport Police). All offences including fraud and computer misuse.
| Period | Police recorded crime in England and Wales |
|---|---|
| Apr 2002 to Mar 2003 | 6.0 million |
| Apr 2003 to Mar 2004 | 6.0 million |
| Apr 2004 to Mar 2005 | 5.6 million |
| Apr 2005 to Mar 2006 | 5.6 million |
| Apr 2006 to Mar 2007 | 5.4 million |
| Apr 2007 to Mar 2008 | 5.0 million |
| Apr 2008 to Mar 2009 | 4.7 million |
| Apr 2009 to Mar 2010 | 4.3 million |
| Apr 2010 to Mar 2011 | 4.2 million |
| Apr 2011 to Mar 2012 | 4.4 million |
| Apr 2012 to Mar 2013 | 4.1 million |
| Apr 2013 to Mar 2014 | 4.0 million |
| Apr 2014 to Mar 2015 | 4.2 million |
| Apr 2015 to Mar 2016 | 4.5 million |
| Apr 2016 to Mar 2017 | 5.0 million |
| Apr 2017 to Mar 2018 | 5.5 million |
| Apr 2018 to Mar 2019 | 6.0 million |
| Apr 2019 to Mar 2020 | 6.1 million |
| Apr 2020 to Mar 2021 | 5.4 million |
| Apr 2021 to Mar 2022 | 6.3 million |
| Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 | 6.7 million |
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023
6.7 million
Data source
Crime in England and Wales (quarterly)
Published: 20 July 2023. Next publication: 19 October 2023 9:30am.
Estimated total cost of crime in England and Wales
The economic and social costs of crime estimates are important in helping to develop an understanding of the wider costs and benefits associated with changes in the number of crimes.
The linked report estimates the total costs of crime in England and Wales in 2015/16 to be approximately £50bn for crimes against individuals and £9bn for crimes against businesses. Violent crimes make up the largest proportion of the total costs of individual crime - almost three quarters - but only one third of the number of crimes.
Data source: The economic and social costs of crime
2015/16
£58.9bn