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Comparisons

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 | May 2026 → All constabularies | June 2026

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 | May 2026
Second selection: All constabularies | June 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?.

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First selection

Police force Year From To

Second selection

Police force Year From To

In plain English

In All constabularies | June 2026, published street-crime records were 0.4% higher than in All constabularies | May 2026 (374,280 vs 372,625).

First selection

All constabularies | May 2026

Street-crime records: 372625
Stop and search records: 38387
Action/local resolution rate: 2.2%
Stop and search find rate: 15.6%

Second selection

All constabularies | June 2026

Street-crime records: 374280
Stop and search records: 21480
Action/local resolution rate: 1.4%
Stop and search find rate: 15.7%

374280

Street-crime records in second selection

0.4% vs first selection

21480

Stop and search records in second selection

-44.0% vs first selection

1.4%

Action/local resolution rate

-0.8pp vs first selection

15.7%

Stop and search find rate

0.1pp vs first selection

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.

Key figures in this selection

Street-crime records. Second selection is 0.4% higher than First selection for total loaded street-crime records. First selection: 372,625 | Second selection: 374,280
Action/local resolution rate. Second selection is 0.8pp lower than First selection. First selection: 2.2% | Second selection: 1.4%
Largest recorded decrease. Anti Social Behaviour is lower in Second selection by 4.7%. 65,297 → 62,222
Largest recorded increase. Other Theft is higher in Second selection by 4.4%. 25,173 → 26,277
Stop and search records. Second selection is 44.0% lower for stop and search records, with the find rate moving +0.1pp. First selection: 38,387 | Second selection: 21,480
Largest recorded resolution-rate decrease. Drugs has a 7.6pp lower action/local resolution rate in Second selection. First selection: 28.1% | Second selection: 20.5%

Crime category changes

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
Anti Social Behaviour	65297	62222	-3075	-4.7%
Drugs	12174	11892	-282	-2.3%
Criminal Damage Arson	19566	19148	-418	-2.1%
Theft From The Person	8179	8100	-79	-1.0%
Shoplifting	32597	32291	-306	-0.9%
Possession Of Weapons	4032	4000	-32	-0.8%
Robbery	6428	6384	-44	-0.7%
Vehicle Crime	20991	20913	-78	-0.4%
Burglary	13070	13102	+32	+0.2%
Other Crime	7416	7464	+48	+0.6%
Bicycle Theft	3565	3615	+50	+1.4%
Violent Crime	128448	132298	+3850	+3.0%
Public Order	25689	26574	+885	+3.4%
Other Theft	25173	26277	+1104	+4.4%

Volume comparison by category

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Crime category	First selection	Second selection
Anti Social Behaviour	65297	62222
Drugs	12174	11892
Criminal Damage Arson	19566	19148
Theft From The Person	8179	8100
Shoplifting	32597	32291
Possession Of Weapons	4032	4000
Robbery	6428	6384
Vehicle Crime	20991	20913
Burglary	13070	13102
Other Crime	7416	7464
Bicycle Theft	3565	3615
Violent Crime	128448	132298
Public Order	25689	26574
Other Theft	25173	26277

Crime and stop and search comparison

Volume comparison

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Measure	First selection	Second selection
Street-crime records	372625	374280
Stop and search records	38387	21480

Recorded rate comparison

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Measure	First selection	Second selection
Action/local resolution rate	2.2%	1.4%
Stop and search find rate	15.6%	15.7%

More charts: resolution rates, composition, and full category table

Recorded rate changes

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	28.1%	20.5%	-7.6pp
Possession Of Weapons	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0pp
Criminal Damage Arson	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3pp
Other Crime	3.0%	1.8%	-1.2pp
Public Order	1.9%	1.0%	-0.9pp
Shoplifting	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9pp
Violent Crime	1.8%	1.0%	-0.8pp
Other Theft	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5pp
Bicycle Theft	0.3%	0.1%	-0.2pp
Robbery	0.3%	0.1%	-0.2pp
Burglary	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1pp
Anti Social Behaviour	0.0%	0.0%	0.0pp
Theft From The Person	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp
Vehicle Crime	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp

Crime composition shift

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
Anti Social Behaviour	17.52%	16.62%	-0.9pp
Violent Crime	34.47%	35.35%	+0.88pp
Other Theft	6.76%	7.02%	+0.26pp
Public Order	6.89%	7.1%	+0.21pp
Criminal Damage Arson	5.25%	5.12%	-0.13pp
Shoplifting	8.75%	8.63%	-0.12pp
Drugs	3.27%	3.18%	-0.09pp
Vehicle Crime	5.63%	5.59%	-0.04pp
Theft From The Person	2.19%	2.16%	-0.03pp
Robbery	1.73%	1.71%	-0.02pp
Bicycle Theft	0.96%	0.97%	+0.01pp
Burglary	3.51%	3.5%	-0.01pp
Possession Of Weapons	1.08%	1.07%	-0.01pp
Other Crime	1.99%	1.99%	0.0pp

Detailed category comparison

Crime category	First selection	Second selection	Change	% Change
Anti Social Behaviour	65297	62222	-3075	-4.7%
Drugs	12174	11892	-282	-2.3%
Criminal Damage Arson	19566	19148	-418	-2.1%
Theft From The Person	8179	8100	-79	-1.0%
Shoplifting	32597	32291	-306	-0.9%
Possession Of Weapons	4032	4000	-32	-0.8%
Robbery	6428	6384	-44	-0.7%
Vehicle Crime	20991	20913	-78	-0.4%
Burglary	13070	13102	+32	+0.2%
Other Crime	7416	7464	+48	+0.6%
Bicycle Theft	3565	3615	+50	+1.4%
Violent Crime	128448	132298	+3850	+3.0%
Public Order	25689	26574	+885	+3.4%
Other Theft	25173	26277	+1104	+4.4%

Data Quality Statement: Data sourced from data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Comparisons reflect the selected constabulary and time ranges and may be influenced by reporting delays, seasonal patterns, and data-collection changes.