# Crime and justice in United Kingdom England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 69,483,939 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 244,378 square kilometres. 19 layers about crime and justice for United Kingdom, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. ## Recorded crime rate Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/uk) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-rate ## Recorded crime rate (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/scotland-crime-rate/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Nation level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only, August 2026. Source: Police.uk. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-violence ## Recorded crimes (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-crime-count) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-count ## Recorded damage and reckless behaviour (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-vandalism-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-vandalism-rate) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-damage-rate ## Recorded crimes of dishonesty (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-theft-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-theft-rate) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-dishonesty-rate ## Recorded sexual crimes (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-sexual-crime-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-sexual-crime-rate) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-sexual-rate ## Recorded crimes of violence (Scotland) Nation level, Scotland only, 2025/26. Source: Scottish Government. Published for nations, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-violence-rate?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/scotland-violence-rate) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-scotland-violence-rate ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for United Kingdom. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=K02000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/deprivation) (14) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/council-tax) (11) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/elections) (11) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/sources) (29) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/K02000001/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/united-kingdom/crime