FOI reference: FOI-2025-3021
You asked
I would like to know the following:
- How many Hong Kong people are currently residing in the UK through the British National Overseas (BNO) Scheme since 2021
- Detailed statistics on their distribution (i.e. their location of residence and areas with large population of people from Hong Kong)
- Crime rate statistics of Hong Kong people residing in UK through the BNO scheme. (i.e. crime rate per 1000 people) compare this crime rate to other nationalities (e.g. Afghan, Albanians etc)
We said
Thank you for your request.
We do not hold details on people from Hong Kong residing in the UK through the BNO Scheme.
For information regarding the BNO Scheme, please contact the Home Office.
Home Office customer services - 020 7035 4646
Email: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.
In Table A1 of our Crime in England and Wales : Annual Supplementary Tables we publish the proportion of people who were victims of all CSEW headline crime for year ending March 2025 for those born in the UK and those not born in the UK, but we do not provide any further disaggregation of nationality. CSEW headline crime includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury.