The crime rate of England and Wales in 2020/21 was 105.5 crimes per thousand population when fraud and computer misuse was included and 89.3 when it was excluded. This represents the highest crime ratein more than ten years for both rates, after both indicators reached a low crimes per thousand people in 2013/14, the crime rate of England and Wales has risen significantly.
Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22
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Statistics on Crime in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK by country 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in the UK in 2021/22 by region
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2003-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in the UK 2021/22, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2003-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2022, by police force
- Basic Statistic Government spending on the police in the UK 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in the UK 2008-2021
Overall Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of crimes in England and Wales 2021/22, by police force area
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in England and Wales 2021/22, by police force area
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in Scotland 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes in Scotland 2021/22, by local authority
- Premium Statistic Crime rate in Scotland 2022, by local authority
Violent Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of violent crime offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of homicides in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of homicides in England and Wales 2021/22, by police force area
- Basic Statistic Number of violent crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of homicide cases in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Homicide rate in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of homicide cases in Scotland 2021/22, by local authority
Sexual Crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of sexual offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of sexual offences in England and Wales 2021/22, by offence
- Premium Statistic Number of rape offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual crimes in Scotland 2022, by crime
- Basic Statistic Number of rape crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual offences in Northern Ireland 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of sexual offences in Northern Ireland 2022, by offence
Property Crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of theft offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of robbery offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of burglary offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of criminal damage and arson offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of theft offences in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of robbery offences in Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of housebreaking offences in Scotland 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of damage and reckless behaviour crimes in Scotland 2002-2022
Other Crimes
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- Premium Statistic Number of drug offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of public order offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of possession of weapon offences England and Wales 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of fraud and computer misuse offences England and Wales 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of drug offences in Scotland 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of crimes against public justice Scotland 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of handling offensive weapons crimes Scotland 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of fraud crimes in Scotland 2011-2022
Further related statistics
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- Dangerous driving offences England and Wales 2008-2022
- Shoplifting offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Blackmail offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of death threat offences in England and Wales 2008-2022
- Number of harassment offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of child abduction offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Kidnapping offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of attempted murder offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of motor vehicle theft offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Scotland: how locals view the presence of crime in their area, by age 2017/18
- Satisfaction with the police in England and Wales 2003-2014
- Offences against good order SA, Australia FY 2010-2019
- Italy: cities with the highest number of identity theft scams per resident 2016
- Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Crime rate in leading cities in the United Kingdom in 2015
- U.S. cities with highest rate of police killings 2015
- Personnel costs of furniture manufacturing in Hungary 2010-2019
- Luxembourg: export value of organic chemicals from the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
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- Dangerous driving offences England and Wales 2008-2022
- Shoplifting offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Blackmail offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of death threat offences in England and Wales 2008-2022
- Number of harassment offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of child abduction offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Kidnapping offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of attempted murder offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Number of motor vehicle theft offences in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Scotland: how locals view the presence of crime in their area, by age 2017/18
- Satisfaction with the police in England and Wales 2003-2014
- Offences against good order SA, Australia FY 2010-2019
- Italy: cities with the highest number of identity theft scams per resident 2016
- Arrest rate in England and Wales in 2022, by police force area
- Crime rate in leading cities in the United Kingdom in 2015
- U.S. cities with highest rate of police killings 2015
- Personnel costs of furniture manufacturing in Hungary 2010-2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 21, 2022). Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Crime Rate per 1,000 Population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales from 2002/03 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916450/crime-rate-of-england-and-wales/