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ONS · Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026 · offences

Homicide (police-recorded)

Homicide (police-recorded): Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05001k20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 1,047 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 904 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 868 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 764 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 758 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 775 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 664 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 620 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 639 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 553 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 558 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 533 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 539 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 577 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 709 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 714 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 673 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 711 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 573 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 687 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 581 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 567 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 539 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 499 offences · published 23 July 2026
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Source: ONS, Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 23 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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