Over the past year, there were an estimated 9.2 million incidents of what is described as “headline crime”, which includes theft, robbery, criminal damage, fraud, computer misuse, and violence with or without injury.
Overall, these offences rose 10%, according to the latest ONS Crime Survey., external
Robbery hit an estimated 139,000 incidents, compared with 60,000 the previous year.
Violence with injury rose to 562,000 incidents, up from around 376,000.
Overall, violence is some two-thirds lower than in the 1990s.
Consumer and retail fraud also increased by 19%, reaching approximately 963,000 incidents.
There was no significant change in sexual assault offences last year.
However, these offences have increased over the last decade – making them a notable exception to the decline in crime experienced by individuals in that period.
Meanwhile, shoplifting offences recorded by the police hit their highest level since records began.
A total of 469,788 of these offences were recorded in the year to June 2024, compared with 365,173 in the previous year.
Shoplifting offences had already hit a record high in April.
Theft from an individual also increased 20%.
Among violent crimes, homicides fell 3%, down from 578 to 562.
Knife crime was up 4% year-on-year, but remains 2% lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Recorded crime figures are not seen as a good indicator of general trends, but are used to give insight into lower volume but higher harm offences reported to the police.
The ONS advised that changes to recorded crime may be partly a consequence of changes in police activity and recording practices.