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Arrests for notifiable offences

Arrests for notifiable offences: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250k500k750k20162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: 879,570 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2017: 762,419 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2018: 693,681 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2019: 685,176 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2020: 676,476 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2021: 646,215 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2022: 648,714 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2023: 667,799 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2024: 721,103 arrests · published 19 August 2026Year ending March 2025: 754,046 arrests · published 19 August 2026

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PeriodArrests for notifiable offences
Year ending March 2016879,570 arrests
Year ending March 2017762,419 arrests
Year ending March 2018693,681 arrests
Year ending March 2019685,176 arrests
Year ending March 2020676,476 arrests
Year ending March 2021646,215 arrests
Year ending March 2022648,714 arrests
Year ending March 2023667,799 arrests
Year ending March 2024721,103 arrests
Year ending March 2025754,046 arrests

Source: Home Office, Police powers and procedures: arrests, 2026-08-19 (published 19 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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