"Figure 1: Crime estimated by the survey has not changed over the last year","" "England and Wales, year ending December 1981 to year ending September 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Following a methodological change to the handling of repeat victimisation in the CSEW, these data are not comparable with data published in previous releases. For more information see [Improving victimisation estimates derived from the Crime Survey for England and Wales](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/improvingvictimisationestimatesderivedfromthecrimesurveyforenglandandwales/2019-01-24 ). 2. Data on this chart refer to different time periods: 1981 to 1999 refer to crimes experienced in the calendar year (January to December); and 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). The latest two years relate to interviews carried out between October and September. 3. Data relate to adults aged 16 years and over or to households. 4. New victimisation questions on fraud and computer misuse were incorporated into the CSEW from October 2015. The questions were asked of half the survey sample from October 2015 until September 2017, to test for detrimental effects on the survey as a whole and help ensure that the historical time series was protected, and have been asked of a full sample from October 2017. 5. In March 2018, the new CSEW estimates on fraud and computer misuse were assessed by the Office for Statistics Regulation against the Code of Practice for Statistics and were awarded National Statistics status. " "Unit","Number of offences (thousands)" "","" "","CSEW estimates excluding fraud and computer misuse","CSEW estimate including fraud and computer misuse" "Dec 81","11303","" "Dec 83","12128","" "Dec 87","13647","" "Dec 91","15564","" "Dec 93","18835","" "Dec 95","19786","" "Dec 97","17168","" "Dec 99","15247","" "Mar 02","12771","" "Mar 03","12390","" "Mar 04","11609","" "Mar 05","10778","" "Mar 06","10863","" "Mar 07","11182","" "Mar 08","10040","" "Mar 09","10432","" "Mar 10","9544","" "Mar 11","9711","" "Mar 12","9593","" "Mar 13","8757","" "Mar 14","7554","" "Mar 15","7177","" "Mar 16","6529","" "","","" "Sep 17","6006","10747" "Sep 18","6244","10720"