Criminal damage
Damage to homes and vehicles in England and Wales, including arson, as estimated by the national crime survey. Each point is a year ending in March.
England and Wales
2026
646,000
| Period | Criminal damage (crimes) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1981 | 2,784,000 |
| 1 Jan 1983 | 2,833,000 |
| 1 Jan 1987 | 2,976,000 |
| 1 Jan 1991 | 2,676,000 |
| 1 Jan 1993 | 3,301,000 |
| 1 Jan 1995 | 3,386,000 |
| 1 Jan 1997 | 3,060,000 |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 2,895,000 |
| 1 Jan 2002 | 2,672,000 |
| 1 Jan 2003 | 2,592,000 |
| 1 Jan 2004 | 2,468,000 |
| 1 Jan 2005 | 2,526,000 |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 2,680,000 |
| 1 Jan 2007 | 2,937,000 |
| 1 Jan 2008 | 2,634,000 |
| 1 Jan 2009 | 2,696,000 |
| 1 Jan 2010 | 2,395,000 |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 2,174,000 |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 2,032,000 |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 1,738,000 |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 1,446,000 |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 1,337,000 |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 1,210,000 |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 1,169,000 |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 1,083,000 |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 1,145,000 |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 997,000 |
| 1 Jan 2021 | Not published |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Not published |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 664,000 |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 664,000 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 608,000 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 646,000 |
Incidents of criminal damage to households and vehicles in England and Wales, including arson, 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
- c4
- Covers
- England and Wales
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 1981 to 2026
- Last published
- 2026
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