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Police-recorded crime (excluding fraud)

Police-recorded crime (excluding fraud): Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02m4m20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 4,321,587 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 4,890,313 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 5,266,025 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 5,304,892 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 4,615,788 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 5,326,547 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 5,578,041 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 5,402,860 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 5,307,433 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 5,235,213 offences · published 23 July 2026

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Source: ONS, Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 23 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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