Release:Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2021

Publications

• Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2021

  Crime against households and adults using data from police recorded crime and the new Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales. Includes the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on crime and people’s perceptions of crime during the May 2020 to March 2021 interview periods.

Data

• Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly data tables

  Data from Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office police recorded crime broken down into quarterly time periods. Because of the suspension of the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on 17 March 2020 owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, from the year ending June 2020 to the year ending June 2022 these tables only contain Home Office police recorded crime data.

• 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.

• 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.

• Crime in England and Wales: Police Force Area data tables

  The number of police recorded crimes, percentage change from previous year 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 Police Force Area.

• Recorded crime data by Community Safety Partnership area

  Recorded crime figures for Community Safety Partnership areas, which equate in the majority of instances to local authorities. Contains the number of offences for the last two years, percentage change between these two time periods and rates per 1,000 population for the latest year.

• Crime in England and Wales: coronavirus (COVID-19) and crime tables

  Information from a new module of questions included in the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) around perceptions of crime, the police and anti-social behaviour during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, feelings of safety and experiences of harassment. Data on children’s online activity are also presented. These tables are no longer produced.

• 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. Data tables also include information on anti-social behaviour, perceptions, and non-notifiable incidents.

• 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. Because of the suspension of the face-to-face CSEW on 17 March 2020, owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data tables from the year ending June 2020 to the year ending March 2022 shown in this workbook also include data from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).

Methodoleg

• 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.

• User guide to crime statistics for England and Wales: measuring crime during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  Quarterly statistics on crime levels and trends during the coronavirus pandemic. Includes details of the datasets used to compile our crime statistics.

• Crime and justice methodology

  Links to guidance, methodology and information documents for crime statistics in England and Wales.

• Comparability between the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales and the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales

  An assessment into the comparability of estimates produced from the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW), exploring survey design, sample design, questionnaire changes and modal changes.