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HM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices

Spending on public order and safety, real terms 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.

Spending on public order and safety, real terms: Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0204020052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: £42.9bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2004: £47.1bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2005: £49.4bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2006: £49.4bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2007: £49.8bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2008: £50.9bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2009: £52.2bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2010: £52.1bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2011: £49.7bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2012: £47.2bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2013: £45.3bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2014: £41.9bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2015: £42.2bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2016: £41.9bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2017: £40.9bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2018: £42.3bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2019: £42.5bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2020: £44.1bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2021: £47.3bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2022: £48.2bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2023: £50.1bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2024: £52.4bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2025: £53.5bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 2026Year ending March 2026: £55.7bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices · published 2 September 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 – present£52.4bnYear ending March 2024£55.7bnYear ending March 2026↑ 6.3%+£3.3bn
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024£42.5bnYear ending March 2019£52.4bnYear ending March 2024↑ 23.3%+£9.9bn
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019£40.9bnYear ending March 2017£42.5bnYear ending March 2019↑ 3.9%+£1.6bn
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017£42.2bnYear ending March 2015£40.9bnYear ending March 2017↓ 3.1%−£1.3bn
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015£52.1bnYear ending March 2010£42.2bnYear ending March 2015↓ 19.0%−£9.9bn
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010£49.4bnYear ending March 2005£52.1bnYear ending March 2010↑ 5.5%+£2.7bn
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.