Data on the annual value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by type of fraud. shows that annually the amount lost due to cheque fraud has fluctuated, despite the fall in payments made using cheques. In 2019, counterfeit cheque fraud amounted to the highest loss with 41.3 million British pounds. Cheque fraud losses includes counterfeit, forged and fraudulently altered cheques.
Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP)
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Statistics on Check payments in the United Kingdom
European context & UK check transactions
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- Basic Statistic Annual check (cheque) transactions in the EU-27 as a whole 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic Check (cheque) payments per capita in the EU-27 as a whole 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of check payments in the EU-27 2000-2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of check payments in the UK 2009-2019
United Kingdom: check use by businesses
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- Basic Statistic Number of checks written per month by businesses in the UK 2008-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of checks received by businesses monthly in the UK 2008-2019
- Basic Statistic Share of businesses using checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2019, by purpose
- Basic Statistic Share of businesses using checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018, by reason
- Basic Statistic Inability to use checks causing problems to the UK businesses 2013-2018
- Basic Statistic Faster clearing: check imaging information sources for business users UK 2018
United Kingdom: check use for private customers
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- Premium Statistic Problems due to inability to pay by check according to consumers in the UK 2013-2019
- Basic Statistic Proportion of people writing checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018
- Basic Statistic Adults receiving checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018
- Basic Statistic Share of consumers writing checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019, by purpose
- Basic Statistic Reasons for receiving checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019
- Basic Statistic Change in check-writing quantity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018
Check-related financial fraud
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Further related statistics
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- UK debit & credit cards: fraud losses at cash machines 2003-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Mail non-receipt losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- Ratio of plastic card fraud loss to transaction turnover in the UK 2003-2019
- United Kingdom (UK): Debit & credit card fraud losses split by type 2020
- United Kingdom (UK): Credit card fraud losses at UK retailers 2002-2020
- UK phone banking: fraud losses from 2009 to 2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Card ID theft losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: "Lost or Stolen" fraud losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- Number of payment card fraud cases in the UK 2012-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Counterfeit losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: e-commerce fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2020
- United Kingdom (UK): "Card-not present" fraud losses 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Total value of fraud losses on UK-issued cards 2003-2020
- Total fraud rate on cards Australia 2012-2019
- Use of falsified credit cards in France 2020
- Share of transactions made by cash in India 2020
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- UK debit & credit cards: fraud losses at cash machines 2003-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Mail non-receipt losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- Ratio of plastic card fraud loss to transaction turnover in the UK 2003-2019
- United Kingdom (UK): Debit & credit card fraud losses split by type 2020
- United Kingdom (UK): Credit card fraud losses at UK retailers 2002-2020
- UK phone banking: fraud losses from 2009 to 2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Card ID theft losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: "Lost or Stolen" fraud losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- Number of payment card fraud cases in the UK 2012-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Counterfeit losses on plastic cards 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: e-commerce fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2020
- United Kingdom (UK): "Card-not present" fraud losses 2002-2020
- UK debit & credit cards: Total value of fraud losses on UK-issued cards 2003-2020
- Total fraud rate on cards Australia 2012-2019
- Use of falsified credit cards in France 2020
- Share of transactions made by cash in India 2020
UK Finance, & Financial Fraud Action UK. (March 24, 2021). Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/
UK Finance, und Financial Fraud Action UK. "Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP)." Chart. March 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/
UK Finance, Financial Fraud Action UK. (2021). Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/
UK Finance, and Financial Fraud Action UK. "Value of Cheque Fraud Losses in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Fraud Type (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/
UK Finance & Financial Fraud Action UK, Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by fraud type (in million GBP) [Graph], UK Finance, & Financial Fraud Action UK, March 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784558/type-cheque-fraud-losses-uk/