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Public order offences (police-recorded) under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Public order offences (police-recorded): Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0200k400k20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 129,517 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 158,178 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 191,872 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 222,581 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 236,661 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 218,380 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 204,289 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 188,254 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 173,081 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 150,858 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 132,205 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 134,400 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 159,217 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 205,247 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 284,571 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 386,641 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 449,348 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 460,532 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 483,276 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 598,955 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 590,323 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 486,497 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 453,306 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 449,426 offences · published 23 July 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present486,497Year ending March 2024449,426Year ending March 2026↓ 7.6%−37,071
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024449,348Year ending March 2019486,497Year ending March 2024↑ 8.3%+37,149
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019284,571Year ending March 2017449,348Year ending March 2019↑ 57.9%+164,777
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017159,217Year ending March 2015284,571Year ending March 2017↑ 78.7%+125,354
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015188,254Year ending March 2010159,217Year ending March 2015↓ 15.4%−29,037
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010191,872Year ending March 2005188,254Year ending March 2010↓ 1.9%−3,618
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.