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Crime Survey estimate of theft under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Crime Survey estimate of theft: 1981 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05m10m19902000201020201981: 6,292,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261983: 7,136,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261987: 8,227,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261991: 9,792,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261993: 11,512,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261995: 11,615,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261997: 10,023,000 incidents · published 23 July 20261999: 8,584,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2002: 7,209,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2003: 6,928,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 6,518,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 5,815,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 5,660,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 5,641,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 5,126,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 5,583,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 4,989,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 5,172,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 5,360,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 4,883,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 4,379,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 4,026,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 3,698,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 3,327,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 3,578,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 3,750,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 3,299,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 2,650,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 2,686,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 2,801,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 2,628,000 incidents · published 23 July 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present2,686,000Year ending March 20242,628,000Year ending March 2026↓ 2.2%−58,000
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 20243,750,000Year ending March 20192,686,000Year ending March 2024↓ 28.4%−1,064,000
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 20193,327,000Year ending March 20173,750,000Year ending March 2019↑ 12.7%+423,000
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 20174,026,000Year ending March 20153,327,000Year ending March 2017↓ 17.4%−699,000
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 20154,989,000Year ending March 20104,026,000Year ending March 2015↓ 19.3%−963,000
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 20105,815,000Year ending March 20054,989,000Year ending March 2010↓ 14.2%−826,000
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 19979,792,000199111,615,0001995↑ 18.6%+1,823,000
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987The last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.