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Public order offences (police-recorded)

Public order offences (police-recorded): Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0200k400k20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 284,571 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 386,641 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 449,348 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 460,532 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 483,276 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 598,955 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 590,323 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 486,497 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 453,306 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 449,426 offences · published 23 July 2026

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PeriodPublic order offences (police-recorded)
Year ending March 2017284,571 offences
Year ending March 2018386,641 offences
Year ending March 2019449,348 offences
Year ending March 2020460,532 offences
Year ending March 2021483,276 offences
Year ending March 2022598,955 offences
Year ending March 2023590,323 offences
Year ending March 2024486,497 offences
Year ending March 2025453,306 offences
Year ending March 2026449,426 offences

Source: ONS, Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 23 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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