"Figure 1: Crime estimated by the survey has fallen considerably from the peak levels seen in 1995, but crime dealt with by the police has begun to rise in recent years","" "England and Wales, year ending December 1981 to year ending June 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. Police recorded crime data are not designated as National Statistics. 2. Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data on this chart refer to different time periods: a) 1981 to 1999 refer to crimes experienced in the calendar year (January to December) b) from year ending March 2002 onwards the estimates relate to crimes experienced in the 12 months before interview, based on interviews carried out in that financial year (April to March). 3. From the year ending March 2012 onwards, police recorded crime data have included offences from additional sources of fraud data. 4. CSEW data relate to adults aged 16 and over or to households. 5. Some forces have revised their data and police recorded crime totals may not agree with those previously published. 6. CSEW data on fraud and computer misuse are published as Experimental Statistics, which are in the testing phase and not yet fully developed. They are published to involve users and stakeholders in their development, and as a means to build in quality at an early stage. 7. New victimisation questions on fraud and computer misuse were incorporated into the CSEW from October 2015. The questions are currently asked of half the survey sample to test for detrimental effects on the survey as a whole and help ensure that the historical time series is protected. " "Unit","Number of offences (thousands)" "","" "","CSEW estimates excluding fraud and computer misuse","Police recorded crime - year ending December","Police recorded crime - year ending March","Police recorded crime - year ending June","CSEW - year ending June","CSEW crime including fraud and computer misuse - year ending June " "1981","11066","2964","","","","" "1982","","3262","","","","" "1983","11901","3247","","","","" "1984","","3499","","","","" "1985","","3612","","","","" "1986","","3847","","","","" "1987","13313","3892","","","","" "1988","","3716","","","","" "1989","","3871","","","","" "1990","","4544","","","","" "1991","15111","5276","","","","" "1992","","5592","","","","" "1993","18355","5526","","","","" "1994","","5253","","","","" "1995","19109","5100","","","","" "1996","","5037","","","","" "1997","16469","4598","","","","" "1998","","","","","","" "1999","","","5109","","","" "2000","14762","","5301","","","" "2001","","","5171","","","" "2002","12366","","5525","","","" "2003","12018","","5975","","","" "2004","11417","","6014","","","" "2005","10550","","5638","","","" "2006","10581","","5555","","","" "2007","10942","","5428","","","" "2008","9842","","4952","","","" "2009","10283","","4703","","","" "2010","9344","","4338","","","" "2011","9446","","4151","","","" "2012","9345","","4380","","","" "2013","8487","","4064","","","" "2014","7318","","4028","","","" "2015","6764","","4167","","","" "","","","","","","" "2016","","","","4573","6398","" "2017","","","","5157","5812","10758"