Domestic burglary
Burglaries of homes in England and Wales, with and without entry, as estimated by the national crime survey. Each point is a year ending in March.
England and Wales
2026
348,000
| Period | Domestic burglary (crimes) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1981 | 975,000 |
| 1 Jan 1983 | 1,129,000 |
| 1 Jan 1987 | 1,461,000 |
| 1 Jan 1991 | 1,723,000 |
| 1 Jan 1993 | 2,430,000 |
| 1 Jan 1995 | 2,342,000 |
| 1 Jan 1997 | 2,110,000 |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 1,851,000 |
| 1 Jan 2002 | 1,423,000 |
| 1 Jan 2003 | 1,357,000 |
| 1 Jan 2004 | 1,310,000 |
| 1 Jan 2005 | 1,059,000 |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 1,025,000 |
| 1 Jan 2007 | 1,006,000 |
| 1 Jan 2008 | 960,000 |
| 1 Jan 2009 | 992,000 |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 917,000 |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 1,033,000 |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 922,000 |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 887,000 |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 781,000 |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 784,000 |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 697,000 |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 650,000 |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 691,000 |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 699,000 |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 582,000 |
| 1 Jan 2021 | Not published |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Not published |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 409,000 |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 402,000 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 398,000 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 348,000 |
Domestic burglary incidents in England and Wales, with and without entry, estimated from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Office for National Statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- c5
- Covers
- England and Wales
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 1981 to 2026
- Last published
- 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data reproduced without endorsement. TrackBritain is not affiliated with the Office for National Statistics.

