Over half a million offences recorded by police in England and Wales in year to March
Over half a million offences recorded by police in England and Wales in year to March
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Home Office data reveal 18pc rise in number of investigations closed by police with no suspect identified
Nearly six in 10 ‘prolific thieves’ spared prison last year, including one woman with 315 previous convictions
The number of shoplifting offences surged to the highest figure since current police recording practices began in 2003
Police recorded 530,643 offences in England and Wales in the year to March 2025. This is the highest figure since records began…
Record numbers of thieves are escaping imprisonment: nearly six in 10 with at least 15 previous offences avoided jail last year
Police were accused of 'passing the buck' on a shoplifting epidemic yesterday as shock new figures show almost 800 crimes a day…
