Crime

• The Crime Survey found 17.1% of adults in England and Wales were victims of crime in the year to March 2026, or 9.6% excluding fraud and computer misuse Share of adults who were victims of crime at least once in a year, in total and by type, England and Wales, 1981 to 2026. Per cent.
• Police recorded crime in England and Wales had a Crime Severity Score of 16.3 in the year to March 2025, from 87 offences per 1,000 people Crime Severity Score of police recorded crime, by type of offence, England and Wales, 2002-03 to 2024-25. The score is offences per 1,000 people, each weighted by how severely that offence is typically sentenced.
• England and Wales had 8.6 homicides per million people in the year to March 2025, and 54 hospital admissions for assault with a sharp object per million in the year to March 2026 Offences recorded as homicide, 1967 to 2025, and NHS hospital admissions for assault with a knife or other sharp object, 2013 to 2026. Per million people, England and Wales.