Release

The nature of violent crime in England and Wales: Year ending March 2022

Release date: 9 November 2022 9:30am

Summary

An overview of the extent of violent crime in England and Wales, including long-term trends, use of weapons and victim characteristics.

Publications

Data

Contact details

Name

Pete Jones

Email

crimestatistics@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 20 7592 8695

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