Ministry of Justice

Criminal statistics annual report (NS)

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The latest National Statistics release on annual criminal statistics in England and Wales.


The annual release, presented on a calendar year basis, covers offenders dealt with by formal police cautions, reprimands or warning, or criminal court proceedings in England and Wales. 

The order of chapters follows the flow of cases through the criminal justice system. As in previous years, more detailed data for the calendar year covered are published separately in six volumes of supplementary tables.

The report is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements provided by the UK Statistics Authority.

Criminal statistics, England and Wales 2008

Supplementary tables (Excel spreadsheets in zip files)

Improvements to the statistics

Previous issues

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