Crime Data Explorer · Crime & outcomes
Crime & outcomes over time
How recorded crime has moved by type — and what happens next. The justice gap is the share of cases ending in a charge or sanction against the share closed with no suspect identified.
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Interpreted by the site’s AI from data.police.uk (OGL v3.0) — AI-generated, read with care.
Recorded crime, monthly total
By crime type (latest 12 months)
One crime type over time
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The justice gap
Share of outcomes that were a charge/sanction vs closed with no suspect identified.
Where crime concentrates (top neighbourhoods, latest month)
Across England & Wales as a whole — the underlying data isn't broken down by force yet, so this list doesn't change with the picker above.
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