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Compare published crime and stop and search records between two places or time periods. Start with a common question below, or open advanced controls to choose any combination.
All constabularies | July 2026 → All constabularies | August 2026In plain English
In All constabularies | August 2026, published street-crime records were 5.8% lower than in All constabularies | July 2026 (522,290 vs 554,502).
First selection
All constabularies | July 2026
- Street-crime records
- 554502
- Stop and search records
- 35350
- Action/local resolution rate
- 2.2%
- Stop and search find rate
- 17.0%
Second selection
All constabularies | August 2026
- Street-crime records
- 522290
- Stop and search records
- 22974
- Action/local resolution rate
- 1.5%
- Stop and search find rate
- 14.9%
What this page shows and how these figures are calculated
What this page shows
Each selection can use a different police force and a different month range within a year, so you can compare whole years, recent months, or narrower windows side by side.
- First selection
- All constabularies | July 2026
- Second selection
- All constabularies | August 2026
- Loaded months used
- 1 vs 1
Large differences can reflect data coverage, reporting delays, or publication timing. These comparisons are descriptive and should not be read as a direct measure of policing quality or public safety.
Read the methodology. Related: How to use the dashboards, FAQ, What is a street crime?, What is a stop and search record?.
How these figures are calculated
- Street-crime records
- The loaded street-crime records inside each selected constabulary and time range.
- Stop and search records
- The loaded stop and search records inside each selected constabulary and time range.
- Action/local resolution rate
- The share of loaded street-crime records in each comparison scope with a police-recorded action outcome or local resolution.
- Stop and search find rate
- The share of loaded stop and search records in each comparison scope treated as a recorded find in this dataset.
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Key figures in this selection
- Street-crime records. Second selection is 5.8% lower than First selection for total loaded street-crime records. First selection: 554,502 | Second selection: 522,290
- Action/local resolution rate. Second selection is 0.7pp lower than First selection. First selection: 2.2% | Second selection: 1.5%
- Largest recorded decrease. Other crime is lower in Second selection by 12.5%. 11,536 → 10,096
- Largest recorded increase. Drugs is higher in Second selection by 8.6%. 15,455 → 16,781
- Stop and search records. Second selection is 35.0% lower for stop and search records, with the find rate moving -2.1pp. First selection: 35,350 | Second selection: 22,974
- Largest recorded resolution-rate decrease. Drugs has a 9.8pp lower action/local resolution rate in Second selection. First selection: 32.2% | Second selection: 22.4%
Percentage change by crime category
Bars left of zero are lower in second selection; bars right are higher. Categories that appear in only one selection are omitted here and listed in the data table.
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| Crime category | First selection | Second selection | Change | Percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other crime | 11536 | 10096 | -1440 | -12.5% |
| Theft from the person | 8255 | 7243 | -1012 | -12.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 5262 | 4669 | -593 | -11.3% |
| Public order | 40403 | 36338 | -4065 | -10.1% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 197484 | 177975 | -19509 | -9.9% |
| Robbery | 7689 | 7190 | -499 | -6.5% |
| Other theft | 36230 | 34535 | -1695 | -4.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99795 | 95243 | -4552 | -4.6% |
| Possession of weapons | 5455 | 5287 | -168 | -3.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35661 | 34659 | -1002 | -2.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 25473 | 25518 | +45 | +0.2% |
| Shoplifting | 48050 | 48728 | +678 | +1.4% |
| Burglary | 17754 | 18028 | +274 | +1.5% |
| Drugs | 15455 | 16781 | +1326 | +8.6% |
Volume comparison by category
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| Crime category | First selection | Second selection |
|---|---|---|
| Other crime | 11536 | 10096 |
| Theft from the person | 8255 | 7243 |
| Bicycle theft | 5262 | 4669 |
| Public order | 40403 | 36338 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 197484 | 177975 |
| Robbery | 7689 | 7190 |
| Other theft | 36230 | 34535 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99795 | 95243 |
| Possession of weapons | 5455 | 5287 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35661 | 34659 |
| Vehicle crime | 25473 | 25518 |
| Shoplifting | 48050 | 48728 |
| Burglary | 17754 | 18028 |
| Drugs | 15455 | 16781 |
Volume comparison
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| Measure | First selection | Second selection |
|---|---|---|
| Street-crime records | 554502 | 522290 |
| Stop and search records | 35350 | 22974 |
Recorded rate comparison
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| Measure | First selection | Second selection |
|---|---|---|
| Action/local resolution rate | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Stop and search find rate | 17.0% | 14.9% |
More charts: resolution rates, composition, and full category table
Action/local resolution rate change by category
Bars left of zero are lower in second selection; bars right are higher. Values are percentage-point changes in the action/local resolution rate.
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| Crime category | First selection | Second selection | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 32.2% | 22.4% | -9.8pp |
| Possession of weapons | 3.9% | 2.6% | -1.3pp |
| Shoplifting | 2.7% | 1.5% | -1.2pp |
| Other crime | 2.3% | 1.2% | -1.1pp |
| Public order | 2.1% | 1.0% | -1.1pp |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2.3% | 1.4% | -0.9pp |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1.9% | 1.1% | -0.8pp |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4% | 0.1% | -0.3pp |
| Other theft | 0.6% | 0.3% | -0.3pp |
| Burglary | 0.3% | 0.1% | -0.2pp |
| Theft from the person | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.1pp |
| Anti-social behaviour | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0pp |
| Robbery | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0pp |
| Vehicle crime | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0pp |
How the crime mix changed (percentage-point shift in share)
Bars left of zero are a smaller share in second selection; bars right are a larger share. This is the mix of categories, not the raw count change.
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| Crime category | First selection share | Second selection share | Percentage-point shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.61% | 34.08% | -1.53pp |
| Shoplifting | 8.67% | 9.33% | +0.66pp |
| Drugs | 2.79% | 3.21% | +0.42pp |
| Public order | 7.29% | 6.96% | -0.33pp |
| Vehicle crime | 4.59% | 4.89% | +0.3pp |
| Burglary | 3.2% | 3.45% | +0.25pp |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18.0% | 18.24% | +0.24pp |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.43% | 6.64% | +0.21pp |
| Other crime | 2.08% | 1.93% | -0.15pp |
| Theft from the person | 1.49% | 1.39% | -0.1pp |
| Other theft | 6.53% | 6.61% | +0.08pp |
| Bicycle theft | 0.95% | 0.89% | -0.06pp |
| Possession of weapons | 0.98% | 1.01% | +0.03pp |
| Robbery | 1.39% | 1.38% | -0.01pp |
| Crime category | First selection | Second selection | Change | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other crime | 11536 | 10096 | -1440 | -12.5% |
| Theft from the person | 8255 | 7243 | -1012 | -12.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 5262 | 4669 | -593 | -11.3% |
| Public order | 40403 | 36338 | -4065 | -10.1% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 197484 | 177975 | -19509 | -9.9% |
| Robbery | 7689 | 7190 | -499 | -6.5% |
| Other theft | 36230 | 34535 | -1695 | -4.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99795 | 95243 | -4552 | -4.6% |
| Possession of weapons | 5455 | 5287 | -168 | -3.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35661 | 34659 | -1002 | -2.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 25473 | 25518 | +45 | +0.2% |
| Shoplifting | 48050 | 48728 | +678 | +1.4% |
| Burglary | 17754 | 18028 | +274 | +1.5% |
| Drugs | 15455 | 16781 | +1326 | +8.6% |
Website outcome summaries include anti-social behaviour among records with no outcome. The PDF outcome mix leaves it out because police publish no outcome for it.