Change over time
Trends
Published crime and stop and search records over time for the selected constabulary and period.
All constabularies | December 2013 to August 2026What this page shows and how these figures are calculated
What this page shows
This page shows how the selected crime and stop-and-search scope changes over time. It uses published data from data.police.uk for England and Wales.
- Constabulary
- All constabularies
- Coverage period
- December 2013 to August 2026
- Months included
- 153
- Latest loaded month in scope
- August 2026
- Chart granularity
- Year
- Latest completed ingest
- August 2021
Published police data can lag the incident month. Location points are approximate and outcome labels can change as investigations progress. These figures are not conviction rates and should not be read as a direct measure of safety.
The selected range spans many months, so the time-series charts and tables are grouped by calendar year for readability.
Some selected periods only have one dataset loaded. Missing coverage is shown as blank rather than as zero activity.
Read the methodology or download the data used on this page. Related: How to use the dashboards, FAQ, What is a street crime?, What is a stop and search record?.
How these figures are calculated
- Total crimes
- All loaded street-crime records in the selected data extract.
- Total stops
- All loaded stop-and-search records in the selected data extract.
- Action/local resolution rate
- The share of all loaded street-crime records with a police-recorded action outcome or local resolution. This is not a conviction rate.
- Stop and search find rate
- The share of loaded stop-and-search records treated as a recorded find in this dataset. It does not show whether a search was justified.
Key figures in this selection
- Crime volume changed over time. Street-crime volume in 2026 is 948.2% higher than in 2013. 376,700 → 3,948,545 records
- Largest recent crime-mix shift. Shoplifting changed by 0.7 percentage points between 2025 and 2026. 8.2% → 8.9% of recorded crime
- Total Records. For All constabularies: 76,423,359 street crimes, 4,993,393 stop and search records. Data spans 153 month(s): December 2013 to August 2026
- Recorded action outcomes. 3.1% of recorded crimes have a police-recorded action outcome or local resolution. 2,372,545 records out of 76,423,359 street-crime records
- Stop and search find rate. Recorded find rate is 18.0% across 4,993,393 searches. 899,132 searches with a recorded find
- Most common crime. Violence and sexual offences accounts for 28.9% of recorded crime in this selected scope. 22,063,063 incidents
- Highest recorded resolution rate. Drugs has the highest recorded resolution rate at 30.4%. 661,959 records out of 2,175,345; categories below 500 records are excluded
- Lowest recorded resolution rate. Anti-social behaviour has the lowest recorded resolution rate at 0.0%. 0 records out of 16,264,176; categories below 500 records are excluded
Street crimes per year
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| Year | Street crimes |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 376700 |
| 2014 | 4873853 |
| 2015 | 5034073 |
| 2016 | 5589508 |
| 2017 | 6584123 |
| 2018 | 6631739 |
| 2019 | 6507354 |
| 2020 | 6369812 |
| 2021 | 6235939 |
| 2022 | 6262343 |
| 2023 | 6106977 |
| 2024 | 5999468 |
| 2025 | 5902925 |
| 2026 | 3948545 |
Stop and search records per year
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| Year | Stop and searches |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Not loaded |
| 2014 | Not loaded |
| 2015 | Not loaded |
| 2016 | 300090 |
| 2017 | 251723 |
| 2018 | 301585 |
| 2019 | 511481 |
| 2020 | 648363 |
| 2021 | 519764 |
| 2022 | 490955 |
| 2023 | 485888 |
| 2024 | 451839 |
| 2025 | 483903 |
| 2026 | 283922 |
Action/local resolution rate per year
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| Year | Action/local resolution rate |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% |
| 2025 | 3.3% |
| 2026 | 2.9% |
Stop and search find rate per year
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| Year | Stop and search find rate |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Not loaded |
| 2014 | Not loaded |
| 2015 | Not loaded |
| 2016 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% |
| 2019 | 24.9% |
| 2020 | 23.4% |
| 2021 | 25.6% |
| 2022 | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 18.8% |
| 2024 | 16.0% |
| 2025 | 15.4% |
| 2026 | 16.3% |
Top 8 crime types by year
This shows how the most common crime categories rise and fall across the selected period.
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| Year | Violence and sexual offences | Anti-social behaviour | Criminal damage and arson | Other theft | Public order | Vehicle crime | Shoplifting | Burglary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 60142 | 92325 | 41984 | 40008 | 10087 | 30045 | 24917 | 38015 |
| 2014 | 826166 | 1290256 | 514624 | 509466 | 147430 | 357671 | 328973 | 426167 |
| 2015 | 1030225 | 1206450 | 545288 | 500072 | 187942 | 366756 | 335404 | 408485 |
| 2016 | 1226437 | 1402315 | 570848 | 501989 | 253400 | 394016 | 362586 | 406446 |
| 2017 | 1506174 | 1715107 | 609733 | 544018 | 367180 | 457888 | 389773 | 446386 |
| 2018 | 1779636 | 1433853 | 580808 | 551860 | 433901 | 467054 | 378850 | 429643 |
| 2019 | 1873042 | 1330562 | 548756 | 519475 | 434932 | 447026 | 359296 | 384238 |
| 2020 | 1860286 | 1791497 | 483477 | 366003 | 443559 | 347578 | 248454 | 282125 |
| 2021 | 2086599 | 1422387 | 490217 | 382015 | 520940 | 324768 | 245457 | 239902 |
| 2022 | 2190167 | 1048750 | 506171 | 476324 | 535697 | 375765 | 302827 | 256202 |
| 2023 | 2102455 | 960778 | 479627 | 477379 | 462016 | 370807 | 413961 | 254679 |
| 2024 | 2047839 | 951483 | 452843 | 429579 | 416245 | 343649 | 491110 | 240945 |
| 2025 | 2073518 | 963523 | 431985 | 394031 | 403284 | 296513 | 485251 | 214978 |
| 2026 | 1400377 | 654890 | 272374 | 257962 | 269634 | 194570 | 351395 | 138801 |
Crime share over time for top categories
Shares highlight changes in the crime mix even when overall volume rises or falls.
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| Year | Violence and sexual offences | Anti-social behaviour | Criminal damage and arson | Other theft | Public order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.0% | 24.5% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | 26.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | 24.0% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | 25.1% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | 26.0% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | 21.6% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | 20.4% | 8.4% | 8.0% | 6.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | 28.1% | 7.6% | 5.7% | 7.0% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | 22.8% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | 16.7% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | 15.7% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.6% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | 15.9% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | 16.3% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2026 | 35.5% | 16.6% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 6.8% |
Latest vs previous loaded period
Positive values mean a category made up more of the crime mix in 2026 than in 2025.
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| Crime category | 2025 share | 2026 share | Share change | Volume change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 8.2% | 8.9% | +0.7pp | -133856 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.1% | 35.5% | +0.4pp | -673141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.3% | 6.9% | -0.4pp | -159611 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16.3% | 16.6% | +0.3pp | -308633 |
| Drugs | 3.6% | 3.3% | -0.3pp | -80374 |
| Theft from the person | 1.9% | 1.6% | -0.3pp | -50353 |
Crime category rank over time
Rank 1 is the most common recorded category in each period, which makes changes in the crime mix easier to spot.
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| Year | Violence and sexual offences | Anti-social behaviour | Criminal damage and arson | Other theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 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.