Crime and justice in England
NationOne of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 58,834,812 people in 130,464 square kilometres.
13 layers about crime and justice for England, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Crime and ASB by neighbourhood
Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026
There is no crime and anti-social behaviour figure for England’s neighbourhoods yet.
Is England safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in England at a rate of 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 473,549 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in England.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,870,354), other crime (931,781) and anti-social behaviour (843,724).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in England was 96.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Recorded crime rate
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyIn the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in England at a rate of 96.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Crime and anti-social behaviour
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyAnti-social behaviour
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyBurglary
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyCriminal damage and arson
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyDrug offences
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyOther crime
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyRobbery
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyShoplifting
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyTheft from the person
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyVehicle crime
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyViolence and sexual offences
NationEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyStreet-level crime
Map pointEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for England. The map shows each one.