Spotlight
The nature of violent crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2024
An overview of the extent of violent crime in England and Wales, including long-term trends, use of weapons, and victim characteristics.
The lasting impact of violence against women and girls
Violence against women and girls can lead to significant and long-lasting impacts such as mental health issues, suicide attempts and homelessness, ONS analysis shows.
Datasets related to Crime and justice
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Nature of crime: violence
Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), including when and where incidents happened and the victim's perception of the incident.
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Drug misuse in England and Wales - Appendix table
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the extent and trends of illicit drug use
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Offences involving the use of weapons: data tables
Data tables relating to offences involving weapons as recorded by police and hospital episode statistics.
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The nature of violent crime: appendix tables
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on violence with and without injury, and harassment, and police recorded crime on violence against the person and sexual offences.
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Nature of crime: fraud and computer misuse
Annual data on the nature of fraud and computer misuse offences. Data for the year ending March 2021 and March 2022 are from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).
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Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales: appendix tables
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), including numbers of incidents and characteristics of victims.
Publications related to Crime and justice
Statistical bulletins
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Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2024
Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
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Bullying and online experiences among children in England and Wales: year ending March 2023
Estimates of the prevalence and nature of bullying and online experiences among children using data from the 10- to 15-year-olds’ Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
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Sexual offences in England and Wales overview: year ending March 2022
Data on sexual offences from the year ending March 2022 Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime, and victim services.
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Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2023
Figures on domestic abuse from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime, and other organisations.
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Perceptions of personal safety and experiences of harassment, Great Britain: 16 February to 13 March 2022
Perceptions of safety and experiences of harassment, by personal characteristics, based on the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).
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Experiences of harassment in England and Wales: December 2023
Estimates on the experiences and nature of harassment from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
Articles
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Improving crime statistics for England and Wales – progress update
Latest update on the progress being made to improve crime statistics for England and Wales.
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Crime in England and Wales, victim characteristics
Risk of victimisation using Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data, including crime experiences of non-household populations using administrative data.
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Crime trends in England and Wales and how we measure them
Exploring the different ways we measure crime, which measure is best for different crime types, and some of the trends that emerge
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Homicide in England and Wales
Analyses of information held within the Home Office Homicide Index, which contains detailed record-level information about each homicide recorded by police in England and Wales.
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Drug misuse in England and Wales
An overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
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The nature of violent crime in England and Wales
An overview of the extent of violent crime in England and Wales, including long-term trends, use of weapons, and victim characteristics.
Methodology related to Crime and justice
- Exploring diverging trends between the Crime Survey for England and Wales and police recorded crime
- Crime in England and Wales QMI
- User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales: March 2024
- Crime Survey for England and Wales data quality review: June 2024
- Measuring drug-related homicide methodology: February 2024
- Transformation of the Crime Survey for England and Wales - Discovery research on the redesign of multi-mode questions
- Guide to finding crime statistics
Find, compare and visualise statistics about places within the United Kingdom.