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Violence against the person (police-recorded)

Violence against the person (police-recorded): Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01m2m20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 1,158,111 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 1,397,707 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 1,673,441 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 1,763,746 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 1,775,871 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 2,095,173 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 2,108,717 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 2,014,005 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 1,937,944 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 1,962,413 offences · published 23 July 2026

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PeriodViolence against the person (police-recorded)
Year ending March 20171,158,111 offences
Year ending March 20181,397,707 offences
Year ending March 20191,673,441 offences
Year ending March 20201,763,746 offences
Year ending March 20211,775,871 offences
Year ending March 20222,095,173 offences
Year ending March 20232,108,717 offences
Year ending March 20242,014,005 offences
Year ending March 20251,937,944 offences
Year ending March 20261,962,413 offences

Source: ONS, Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 23 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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