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Homicide (police-recorded) under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

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
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present567Year ending March 2024499Year ending March 2026↓ 12.0%−68
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024673Year ending March 2019567Year ending March 2024↓ 15.8%−106
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019709Year ending March 2017673Year ending March 2019↓ 5.1%−36
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017539Year ending March 2015709Year ending March 2017↑ 31.5%+170
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015620Year ending March 2010539Year ending March 2015↓ 13.1%−81
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010868Year ending March 2005620Year ending March 2010↓ 28.6%−248
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.