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Historical trend
Trend summary
The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated 10.7 million total incidents of crime in the year to June 2024, excluding fraud.
Trend
- Total crime (excluding fraud) has fallen from a peak of around 20 million in 1995 to the current level, a decline of approximately 47%.
- Most crime types have fallen over the long run; computer misuse and certain online offences have risen.
- Police-recorded crime totals have diverged from survey estimates, reflecting changes in recording practices rather than underlying trends.
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.
Trend summary generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 on 23 January 2025. Contains no editorial judgement — describes direction, magnitude, and official projections only.
About this indicator
- Source
- ONS / Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 25 July 2024 Data may be out of date
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Rising trend is…
- Negative
Statistics
- Latest
- 9273095.0 incidents
- Period high
- 10820221.0
- Period low
- 9273095.0
- Period average
- 10011921.2