Updates
In October, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) independently reviewed our request for reaccreditation and Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimates regained accredited official statistics status. This followed our CSEW data quality review: June 2024, which showed the quality of CSEW data for the year ending (YE) March 2023 was broadly similar to the YE March 2020, when they were last accredited official statistics.
Our Annual Crime and Justice Statistics Forum 2024 is scheduled to take place on 07 November 2024. Join us as at the forum, which aims to provide users of crime and justice statistics an opportunity to engage with experts, share insights and discuss the future of our statistics and foster future collaboration.
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Recent crime related articles and bulletins
Crime in England and Wales
Crime experienced by individuals and households has generally decreased over the last 10 years with some notable exceptions, such as sexual assault. Latest estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed that there were an estimated 9.2 million incidents of headline crime (which includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse and violence with or without injury) in the survey year ending (YE) June 2024, a 10% increase compared with last year’s survey (YE June 2023).
Some of this might be explained because the previous survey reporting period (July 2021 to May 2023) still included times of COVID-19 restrictions. However, it’s too early to tell if this change represents a short-term fluctuation or the start of a new trend. While most crime types didn’t change significantly, there were notable increases in robbery, violence with injury and consumer and retail fraud. Police figures also reflect the increase in robbery offences, while shoplifting remains at record levels. Find out more in the full bulletin.
Crime statistics presentation and communication review, current and upcoming work: October 2024 : October 2024
We reviewed the presentation and communication of crime statistics based on feedback from users and stakeholders, including the findings of this work and the actions we will take. In our latest Crime in England and Wales: year ending June 2024 bulletin, a number of these changes have been incorporated. This includes making improvements to the main points and narrative, adding a “things you need to know about this release” section, and reorganising data related to the bulletin for simpler navigation. Find out more in the full report.
The nature of violent crime: year ending March 2024
The latest estimates from the year ending (YE) March 2024 CSEW showed no statistically significant changes across the different types of violence experienced, compared with the previous year. Among people aged 16 years and over living in households 4.8% had experienced domestic abuse in the last year 3.2% had experienced stalking and 2.1% had experienced sexual assault. 0.7% and 0.5% had experienced violence with and without injury where the perpetrator was a stranger, or a non-domestic acquaintance in the last year, respectively. Find out more in the full article.
‘I feel like I am living someone else’s life’: one in seven people a victim of stalking
One in seven people aged 16 years and over in England and Wales has been a victim of stalking at least once, with women and younger people the most commonly affected. The article explores the experiences behind the numbers through the voices of victims. Find out more in the full article.
A full list of our publications is available on the Crime and Justice webpage.
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Future publications
06 November 2024
Nature of fraud and computer misuse in England and Wales, dataset only
27 November 2024
Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2024
03 December 2024
Redevelopment of domestic abuse statistics: research update December 2024
12 December 2024
Drug misuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2024
30 January 2024
Crime in England and Wales: year ending September 2024
Other crime and justice statistics
Other sources of crime and justice statistics which you may find useful include Home Office crime statistics where you can access:
Ministry of Justice statistics including access to:
Devolved countries:
Our CSEW microdata can be accessed through the UK Data Service that has End User Licence versions of datasets going back to 1983, or the Secure Research Service that enables access for approved researchers to CSEW microdata for sensitive data and the self-completion module.
UK Statistics Assembly: Call for contributions closes soon
There’s still time to complete the UK Statistics Assembly: Call for contributions, which is open until midnight on Sunday 3 November 2024. We would like to hear your suggestions for discussion at the Assembly event.
You can also register on Eventbrite to attend the Assembly event on 22 January 2025.
Your input will help to advise the UK Statistics Authority on statistical and data priorities, user needs and gaps and ensure that UK statistics continue to serve the public good.
For questions about the Assembly, please get in touch at assembly@statistics.gov.uk.
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