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Vehicle offences (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.

Vehicle offences (police-recorded): Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0500k1m20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 1,074,659 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 985,006 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 820,096 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 792,821 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 765,015 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 656,453 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 591,853 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 494,873 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 449,616 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 417,442 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 387,359 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 372,041 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 349,522 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 366,689 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 407,513 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 457,036 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 467,229 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 466,665 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 336,808 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 360,846 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 405,588 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 379,861 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 350,031 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 312,250 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 – present379,861Year ending March 2024312,250Year ending March 2026↓ 17.8%−67,611
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024467,229Year ending March 2019379,861Year ending March 2024↓ 18.7%−87,368
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019407,513Year ending March 2017467,229Year ending March 2019↑ 14.7%+59,716
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017349,522Year ending March 2015407,513Year ending March 2017↑ 16.6%+57,991
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015494,873Year ending March 2010349,522Year ending March 2015↓ 29.4%−145,351
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010820,096Year ending March 2005494,873Year ending March 2010↓ 39.7%−325,223
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.