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Violence against the person by police force area, England and Wales

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Offences of violence against the person recorded by each police force in England and Wales in the latest year and the year before, from the ONS's police force area tables.

England and Wales

1,968,215

Year ending June 2026

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC
Violence against the person by police force area, England and Wales
  • Year ending June 2026
  • Year ending June 2025
0100k200k300kMetropolitan Police254,265238,192Greater Manchester124,833124,951West Midlands121,947120,687West Yorkshire107,889115,938Avon and Somerset67,98867,506Thames Valley64,06162,500Hampshire62,21163,555Kent61,87666,952Essex59,92056,915Lancashire57,69554,618Devon and Cornwall57,32553,159Merseyside55,11654,435South Yorkshire54,42953,129Northumbria48,56748,646Sussex46,27247,249South Wales41,42241,213Staffordshire38,98736,510Humberside37,69737,925Derbyshire37,29435,926Nottinghamshire36,56833,658Cheshire34,44235,429West Mercia33,01232,542Leicestershire33,01034,729Hertfordshire32,85031,665Surrey28,38328,298Cleveland27,14325,612Cambridgeshire26,34125,746Norfolk24,73924,308North Wales23,49624,797Gwent23,28122,663Durham23,18522,151Lincolnshire22,70122,570Northamptonshire22,15723,187Bedfordshire19,37518,601Wiltshire18,30116,945Suffolk18,29018,015North Yorkshire18,23317,888Dorset18,18819,547British Transport Police17,83115,300Gloucestershire17,35019,028Dyfed-Powys16,67517,702Cumbria16,58016,637Warwickshire14,95614,434London, City of1,3341,405

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

56 rows

AreaYear ending June 2026Year ending June 2025
Metropolitan Police E23000001254,265238,192
Greater Manchester E23000005124,833124,951
West Midlands E23000014121,947120,687
West Yorkshire E23000010107,889115,938
Avon and Somerset E2300003667,98867,506
Thames Valley E2300002964,06162,500
Hampshire E2300003062,21163,555
Kent E2300003261,87666,952
Essex E2300002859,92056,915
Lancashire E2300000357,69554,618
Devon and Cornwall E2300003557,32553,159
Merseyside E2300000455,11654,435
South Yorkshire E2300001154,42953,129
Northumbria E2300000748,56748,646
Sussex E2300003346,27247,249
South Wales W1500000341,42241,213
Staffordshire E2300001538,98736,510
Humberside E2300001237,69737,925
Derbyshire E2300001837,29435,926
Nottinghamshire E2300001936,56833,658
Cheshire E2300000634,44235,429
West Mercia E2300001633,01232,542
Leicestershire E2300002133,01034,729
Hertfordshire E2300002732,85031,665
Surrey E2300003128,38328,298
Cleveland E2300001327,14325,612
Cambridgeshire E2300002326,34125,746
Norfolk E2300002424,73924,308
North Wales W1500000123,49624,797
Gwent W1500000223,28122,663
Durham E2300000823,18522,151
Lincolnshire E2300002022,70122,570
Northamptonshire E2300002222,15723,187
Bedfordshire E2300002619,37518,601
Wiltshire E2300003818,30116,945
Suffolk E2300002518,29018,015
North Yorkshire E2300000918,23317,888
Dorset E2300003918,18819,547
British Transport Police17,83115,300
Gloucestershire E2300003717,35019,028
Dyfed-Powys W1500000416,67517,702
Cumbria E2300000216,58016,637
Warwickshire E2300001714,95614,434
London, City of E230000341,3341,405
England and Wales1,968,2151,942,863
England1,845,5101,821,188
North East98,89596,409
North West288,666286,070
Yorkshire and The Humber218,248224,880
East Midlands151,730150,070
West Midlands208,902204,173
East of England181,515175,250
London255,599239,597
South East262,803268,554
South West179,152176,185
Wales104,874106,375

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
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https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
31 October 2026, 11:13 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:20 UTC; 112 of 112 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-31T11:13:26Z; 3 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2563 of 3 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures112 of 112 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers112 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure112 of 112 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS edition is currentthe yearendingjune2026 edition counts at 2026-06-30, 123 days before retrieval (limit 200)
PassThe forces add up to their region or Wales, and the nations to England and Walesin 24 of 24 cases the forces of each region and of Wales, England's regions, and England, Wales and the British Transport Police sum to the whole within 0 (24 exactly)
PassThe hub's police-recorded-crime agrees2 of 2 figures match police-recorded-crime's record (England and Wales in the ONS's appendix table A5a)
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Counts exclude fraud and computer misuse, which Action Fraud records for every force, so the ONS gives no figure for them by force. Recorded crime reflects what is reported to the police and how they record it, which changes with recording practice.
  • The British Transport Police count in England and Wales's figure but in neither nation's, and hold no area. The chart leaves England and Wales, the nations and England's regions to the table, since they would dwarf every force.