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Homicides (Homicide Index)

Homicides (Homicide Index): 1967 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02505007501970198019902000201020201967: 354 offences · published 5 February 20261968: 360 offences · published 5 February 20261969: 332 offences · published 5 February 20261970: 339 offences · published 5 February 20261971: 407 offences · published 5 February 20261972: 409 offences · published 5 February 20261973: 391 offences · published 5 February 20261974: 526 offences · published 5 February 20261975: 443 offences · published 5 February 20261976: 488 offences · published 5 February 20261977: 413 offences · published 5 February 20261978: 468 offences · published 5 February 20261979: 547 offences · published 5 February 20261980: 535 offences · published 5 February 20261981: 501 offences · published 5 February 20261982: 557 offences · published 5 February 20261983: 482 offences · published 5 February 20261984: 537 offences · published 5 February 20261985: 536 offences · published 5 February 20261986: 563 offences · published 5 February 20261987: 600 offences · published 5 February 20261988: 547 offences · published 5 February 20261989: 521 offences · published 5 February 20261990: 554 offences · published 5 February 20261991: 622 offences · published 5 February 20261992: 581 offences · published 5 February 20261993: 566 offences · published 5 February 20261994: 633 offences · published 5 February 20261995: 662 offences · published 5 February 20261996: 586 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 1998: 602 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 1999: 639 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2000: 668 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2001: 760 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2002: 793 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2003: 942 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2004: 773 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2005: 777 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2006: 709 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2007: 711 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2008: 731 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2009: 637 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2010: 592 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2011: 631 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2012: 525 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2013: 543 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2014: 520 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2015: 504 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2016: 538 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2017: 689 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2018: 698 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2019: 641 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2020: 676 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2021: 555 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2022: 672 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2023: 581 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2024: 566 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2025: 522 offences · published 5 February 2026

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Source: ONS, Homicide in England and Wales: appendix tables, Year ending March 2025 (published 5 February 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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