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Residential burglary (police-recorded) 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.

Residential burglary (police-recorded): Year ending March 2018 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0100k200k300k20182020202220242026Year ending March 2018: 309,770 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 295,081 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 268,779 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 195,981 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 190,982 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 190,449 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 182,924 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 166,281 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 153,966 offences · 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 – present182,924Year ending March 2024153,966Year ending March 2026↓ 15.8%−28,958
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024295,081Year ending March 2019182,924Year ending March 2024↓ 38.0%−112,157
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.