Offences by Financial Year
— Total offences
COVID dip visible 2020/21
2023/24 = partial year
Top 8 Force Areas by Volume
Offences by Quarter (All Years)
Q1 = Apr–Jun · Q2 = Jul–Sep · Q3 = Oct–Dec · Q4 = Jan–Mar
Key Insight 01
+65.7%
Crime increase from 2012/13 to 2022/23 — a decade of rising recorded offences driven by improved reporting, digital fraud inclusion, and population growth.
Key Insight 02
−19.3%
Drop in 2020/21 vs 2019/20 — clearly linked to COVID-19 lockdowns reducing opportunity for contact crimes like theft, robbery, and public order offences.
Key Insight 03
Met
Metropolitan Police recorded 8.96M offences — the highest of any single force, representing ~14.7% of all recorded crime across England and Wales.