Total Police Recorded Crime

Source: ONS

• The recorded level of total crime (excluding fraud) in South Yorkshire decreased by 2% in year ending December 2023, compared to the previous year.
• There was a 1% decrease across the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
• England and Wales as a whole also saw a decrease of 1% for the same period.

Rate per 1,000 Population for Total Police Recorded Crime

Source: ONS

• There were 156,748 crimes recorded by the police in South Yorkshire in the year ending December 2023. This equates to a rate of 113 crimes per 1,000 population.
• The chart above shows how South Yorkshire compares to our most similar police force areas for this measure.
• South Yorkshire has the second highest crime rate per 1,000 population when compared to our most similar forces.
• The comparative rate per 1,000 of the population in England and Wales is 91.

Police Recorded Violence Against the Person, Sexual Offences, Robbery, Theft Offences and Shoplifting

Source: ONS

• Violence against the person offences in South Yorkshire have decreased by 4% from the 12 month period ending December 2022 to the 12 month period ending December 2023.
• Sexual offences have increased by 1% from the 12 month period ending December 2022 to the 12 month period ending December 2023.
• Robbery offences have increased by 8% in South Yorkshire from the 12 month period ending December 2022 to the 12 month period ending December 2023.
• Theft offences have increased by 4% in South Yorkshire from the 12 month period ending December 2022 to the 12 month period ending December 2023.
• Shoplifting offences have increased by 46% in South Yorkshire from the 12 month period ending December 2022 to the 12 month period ending December 2023.

For more information on recorded crime levels visit the ONS web pages here.

Data Source: Office for National Statistics

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