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Homicide (police-recorded)

Homicide (police-recorded): Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020040060020182020202220242026Year 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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