Crime against households and adults, also including data on crime experienced by children, and crimes against businesses and society.
Publications
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Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2020
Crime against households and adults, also including data on crime experienced by children, and crimes against businesses and society.
Data
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Personal crime prevalence (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and important demographic characteristics.
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Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly data tables
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime data, by quarterly time periods.
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Perceptions criminal justice system (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and important demographic or household characteristics.
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Crime in England and Wales: Annual Trend and Demographic Tables
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showing breakdowns of victimisation over time and by various demographic characteristics.
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Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables
Number of police recorded crimes, percentage change, and rate per 1,000 population by offence group. Firearms, knife and sharp instrument, fraud, child sexual abuse and child exploitation and anti-social behaviour offences, by PFA.
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Crime Severity Score (Experimental Statistics)
Crime Severity Score (CSS) data for police force areas and community safety partnerships, which equate in the majority of instances to local authorities. Includes a data tool to enable production of summary charts on trends and comparisons between areas.
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Perceptions other (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and important demographic or household characteristics.
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Household crime prevalence (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, broken down by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and important household characteristics.
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Personal crime incidence (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and important demographic characteristics.
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Crime in England and Wales: Annual supplementary tables
Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on perceptions of the police, criminal justice system, crime and anti-social behaviour, and prevalence of intimate personal violence.
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Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables
Trends in Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) crime experienced by people aged 16 and over and children aged 10 to 15 years and Home Office police recorded crime, by offence type. Also includes trends in offender relationship of CSEW violence.
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Crime in England and Wales: Uncapped CSEW tables
Trends in uncapped estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) by offence type. These estimates have been published for methodological purposes only. They will be subject to considerable volatility from year to year and are not the main measure of incident estimates from the CSEW. The main measure of incident estimates from the CSEW are capped at the 98th percentile and are available in Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables.
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Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area
Recorded crime figures for CSP areas. Number of offences for the last two years, percentage change, and rates per 1,000 population for the latest year.
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Crime in England and Wales: Other related tables
Firearms, knife- and sharp-instrument offences, offences involving a corrosive substance, hospital admissions for assault with sharp objects, fraud, offences flagged as domestic abuse-related, corruption, anti-social behaviour, perceptions, and non-notifiable incidents.
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Household crime incidence (CSEW open data table)
Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates, broken down by each combination of offence group, age, sex, and key household characteristics.
Methodoleg
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Guide to finding crime statistics
Crime statistics are produced by multiple departments across government. The aim of this guide is to collate the main sources of crime statistics, broken down by potential areas of interest, to provide a more efficient way to find the crime statistics needed.
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Improving crime statistics for England and Wales – progress update July 2020
Latest update on the progress being made to improve crime statistics for England and Wales.
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User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales: March 2023
Crime levels and trends in England and Wales, with detailed information on the datasets used to compile crime statistics.
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Crime in England and Wales QMI
Quality and Methodology Information for crime levels and trends in England and Wales, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.
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Crime and justice methodology
Links to guidance, methodology and information documents for crime statistics in England and Wales.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and readily accessible
- are produced according to sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.