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Crime & Policing

Key crime statistics for England and Wales — recorded offences, police workforce, charge rates, knife crime, and long-term trends by category.

Sources: ONS, Home Office

Key Indicators

Total Recorded Crime
5.25m 2024/25
↓ 8% year-on-year
Knife Crime
53,047 2024/25
↓ 1% year-on-year
Police Officers
146,442 2024/25
↓ 0.9% year-on-year
Homicides
535 2024/25
↓ 6% year-on-year

Total Crime Trends

Police Recorded Crime
Total offences in England & Wales (excl. fraud)
5.25m
2024/25
Conservative
Labour
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Violent Crime

Knife Crime
Offences involving a sharp instrument
53,047
2024/25
Conservative
Labour
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Homicides
Homicides in England & Wales
535
2024/25
Conservative
Labour
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Policing

Police Officer Numbers
Full time police officers in England & Wales
146,442
2024/25
Conservative
Labour
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Fraud & Crime by Type

Fraud & Computer Misuse
Estimated Fraud & Computer Misuse incidents
4.2m
2024/25
Conservative
Labour
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Crime Breakdown
Share of total police recorded offences · 2024/25
2024/25
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Offences by Category

Police Recorded Offences by Type
Year ending March 2025 (England & Wales)
2024/25
Offence Type 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Change 23/24→24/25
Source: ONS Crime in England and Wales · year ending March 2025 View source ↗