Area type
Country
Population
56,536,419
Murder rate
1.0
Burglary rate
418.8
Drug offences rate
269.4
Weapon offences rate
77.1
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The crime rate in England is 8,245 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 4,661,441 incidents of crime, a 472,706 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in England grew by 11.3% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 3.1% per year.
There were 1,815,778 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,212) in England in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in England is about a 3.21% chance per year.
There were 1,378,517 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,438) in England in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in England is about a 2.44% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in England is 1.0. There were 564 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in England, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
The safest area in England is North West England when ordered by crime rate, where the crime rate is 5,530. The most dangerous area in England is Yorkshire and the Humber, where the crime rate is 10,844. The crime rate in Yorkshire and the Humber is 2.0 times higher than in North West England.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 11% growth in crime in England.
The fastest-growing type of crime in England 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 was Drug offences which changed by -12.2% in the last year.
Incidents of violence with injury in England have risen by 61.6% between 2011 and 2021 from 272,151 to 439,915 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have increased by 6.7% from 479 to 511 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in England 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 have fallen by 16.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 203,017 to 169,866 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 11.3% from 344,750 to 305,878 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 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 | 708,867 | 1,254 | 15% |
| Stalking and harassment | 605,522 | 1,071 | 13% |
| Violence with injury | 500,212 | 885 | 11% |
| Public order offences | 491,441 | 869 | 11% |
| Criminal damage | 459,621 | 813 | 10% |
| All other theft offences | 399,406 | 706 | 9% |
| Vehicle offences | 336,679 | 596 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 255,095 | 451 | 5% |
| Residential burglary | 168,110 | 297 | 4% |
| Sexual offences | 165,570 | 293 | 4% |
The safest area in England based on crime rate is North West England, where the crime rate is 5,530. In the past year, there were 410,459 total incidents of crime in North West England.
Rank | Area | incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West England Region | 410,459 | 5,530 |
| 2 | South West England Region | 382,175 | 6,690 |
| 3 | East Midlands Region | 365,416 | 7,488 |
| 4 | East England Region | 479,371 | 7,551 |
| 5 | South East England Region | 722,304 | 7,772 |
The most dangerous area in England based on crime rate is Yorkshire and the Humber, where the crime rate is 10,844. In the past year, there were 594,391 total incidents of crime in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Rank | Area | Incidents | Crime rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire and the Humber Region | 594,391 | 10,844 |
| 2 | North East England Region | 271,492 | 10,257 |
| 3 | West Midlands Region | 580,053 | 9,742 |
| 4 | London Region | 855,780 | 9,729 |
| 5 | South East England Region | 722,304 | 7,772 |
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