Historical trend
Trend summary
Crime Survey for England & Wales was 4.42m in 2025, down from 4.59m in 2024-25.
Trend
- Over the available record (1981–2025), it has ranged from 4.38m in 2022-23 to 19.79m in 1995.
- The latest reading is below the record average of 9.99m.
Context
- The CSEW measures crime experienced by adults aged 16 and over in private households; it excludes crimes against businesses and public institutions.
- CSEW is considered more reliable than police-recorded data for trend analysis as it is not affected by changes in reporting or recording practice.
- Source: ONS Crime in England and Wales Appendix Tables, year ending December 2025 (Table A1a).
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- ONS/ Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 20 July 2026
- Next update
- 20 July 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 4.42m
- Period high
- 4.76m
- Period low
- 4.42m
- Period average
- 4.59m