Total Police Recorded Crime

 

Source: ONS

• The recorded level of total crime (excluding fraud) in South Yorkshire increased by 12% in year ending December 2022, compared to the previous year.
• There was an 11% increase across the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
• England and Wales as a whole saw a slightly smaller increase of 8% for the same period.

Rate per 1,000 Population for Total Police Recorded Crime

Source: ONS

• There were 159,26 crimes recorded by the police in South Yorkshire in the year ending June 2021. This equates to a rate of 116 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 94.

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

Source: ONS

• Violence against the person offences in South Yorkshire have increased by 10% from the 12 month period ending December 2021 to the 12 month period ending December 2022.
• Sexual offences have increased by 5% from the 12 month period ending December 2021 to the 12 month period ending December 2022.
• Robbery offences have increased by 18% in South Yorkshire from the 12 month period ending December 2021 to the 12 month period ending December 2022.
• Theft offences have increased by 22% in South Yorkshire from the 12 month period ending December 2021 to the 12 month period ending December 2022.

 

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

Data Source: Office for National Statistics

 

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