Area type
Country
Population
59,641,829
Murder rate
1.0
Burglary rate
414.1
Drug offences rate
268.5
Weapon offences rate
75.7
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The crime rate in England and Wales is 8,271 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 4,933,093 incidents of crime, a 503,642 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in England and Wales grew by 11.4% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 3.2% per year.
There were 1,932,492 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,240) in England and Wales in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in England and Wales is about a 3.24% chance per year.
There were 1,435,988 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,408) in England and Wales in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in England and Wales is about a 2.41% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in England and Wales is 1.0. There were 601 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in England and Wales, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
The safest area in England and Wales is England when ordered by crime rate, where the crime rate is 8,245. The most dangerous area in England and Wales is Wales, where the crime rate is 8,748. The crime rate in Wales is 1.1 times higher than in England.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 11% growth in crime in England and Wales.
The fastest-growing type of crime in England and Wales is Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year.
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in England and Wales was Drug offences which changed by -13.1% in the last year.
Incidents of violence with injury in England and Wales have risen by 61.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 288,312 to 464,970 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have increased by 5.5% from 508 to 536 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in England and Wales are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in England and Wales have fallen by 15.7% between 2011 and 2021 from 210,440 to 177,495 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 12.4% from 360,806 to 315,932 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in England and Wales between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 748,474 | 1,255 | 15% |
| Stalking and harassment | 652,951 | 1,095 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 531,138 | 891 | 11% |
| Violence with injury | 529,820 | 888 | 11% |
| Criminal damage | 491,203 | 824 | 10% |
| All other theft offences | 417,506 | 700 | 8% |
| Vehicle offences | 346,929 | 582 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 270,155 | 453 | 5% |
| Sexual offences | 175,671 | 295 | 4% |
| Residential burglary | 175,108 | 294 | 4% |
The safest area in England and Wales based on crime rate is England, where the crime rate is 8,245. In the past year, there were 4,661,441 total incidents of crime in England.
Rank | Area | incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Country | 4,661,441 | 8,245 |
| 2 | Wales Country | 271,652 | 8,748 |
The most dangerous area in England and Wales based on crime rate is Wales, where the crime rate is 8,748. In the past year, there were 271,652 total incidents of crime in Wales.
Rank | Area | Incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales Country | 271,652 | 8,748 |
| 2 | England Country | 4,661,441 | 8,245 |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime