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Violence against the person (police-recorded)

Violence against the person (police-recorded): Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01m2m20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 708,742 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 799,247 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 845,673 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 838,674 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 814,865 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 748,779 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 709,008 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 699,011 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 665,486 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 626,720 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 601,141 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 634,625 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 778,198 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 991,624 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 1,158,111 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 1,397,707 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 1,673,441 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 1,763,746 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 1,775,871 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 2,095,173 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 2,108,717 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 2,014,005 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 1,937,944 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 1,962,413 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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