Violent crime rate in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area

Published by D. Clark, Aug 28, 2024

In the 2022/23 reporting year, West Yorkshire reported the highest violent crime rate among police force areas of England and Wales, at 50.8 violent crimes per 1,000 people.

Violent crime rate per 1,000 population in England and Wales in 2023/24, by police force area

CharacteristicNumber of violence against the person crimes per 1,000 population
England and Wales 33.4
West Yorkshire 50.8
Cleveland 49.3
Greater Manchester 45.6
West Midlands 44.8
Humberside 43.7
Merseyside 41.9
Gwent 39.9
Durham 39.3
South Yorkshire 39.3
Kent 38
North Wales 38
Northumbria 36.4
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July 2024

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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