This week the ONS Centre for Crime and Justice published Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2023.
The latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) ending March 2023 showed that, compared with the year ending March 2020 (pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic), total crime decreased by 15%.
Police recorded crime does not tend to be a good indicator of general trends in crime, however, for some crime types it can give more insight into lower-volume but higher-harm offences, including those that the survey does not cover or capture well. For such crimes, there have generally been increases in the last year, though they remain below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels.
For more information on latest crime estimates, please click on our latest release: Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2023.
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The challenges of measuring crimes against children post-pandemic
Understanding children’s experiences of crime and factors that make children more at risk of victimisation is crucial to enabling evidence-informed decision making and policies that support and protect young people. However, the impact of the pandemic has meant a gap in understanding the prevalence of crimes against children. The ONS has now published its first estimates of crime against children in three years. In this blog, Sophie Sanders explains why caution should be taken in interpreting these statistics.
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