ONS · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Crime Survey estimate of all crime (including fraud) during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
↓ 0.1%−9,000 incidents
Crime Survey estimate of all crime (including fraud) fell by 0.1% over the period, from 11,216,000 incidents (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to 11,207,000 (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
- Inherited level Year ending March 2017: 11,216,000
- Level when it left Year ending March 2019: 11,207,000
- method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
Definition and caveats
The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimate of the number of crimes experienced by people aged 16 and over and households in a 12-month period, including fraud and computer misuse.
Doesn’t measure: Crimes against businesses, homicide, drug offences, crimes against people under 16, or crimes with no direct victim.