Crime in England and Wales: Latest numbers and trends

Police forces recorded a total of 6.6 million crimes in England and Wales in the year to June, down by 1% from 6.7 million in ...

ONS records almost 530,000 shop thefts in year to June

The number of shop thefts recorded by the police has reached a new high, with 529,994 incidents tallied by the Office for ...

Retail crime spikes again in England and Wales

Shoplifting offences in England and Wales rose 13% to 529,994 in the year to June 2025, the Office for National Statistics ...

Homicides fall to lowest level since police records began in 2003

Some 518 homicides were recorded in the year to June, including 444 offences of murder and 68 of manslaughter, according to ...

New record high drug deaths as killer nitazene opioid ravages UK streets

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported this 2.1 per cent rise from 2023, the highest total since records began in ...

Suicide rates among children peak during exam period

The data show that the suicide rates change across the year. The highest rate among all children and young adults was 0.78 ...

Wales has highest rate of 100-year-olds in UK

Wales has the highest rate of 100-year-olds in the UK, statistics show. Researchers found that there were a record 16,600 ...

Synthetic opioid deaths almost quadruple in England and Wales

Drug poisoning deaths hit a record high, with 5,565 fatalities registered last year, a 2.1% rise on 2023, double the number ...
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September 27 is the most common day to be born on - use our tool to see how your birthday stacks up

If today is your birthday, we have some bad news for you. Your 'special' day really isn't that exceptional. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that today (27 September) is the ...