Detailed offence groups
Homicide
Police-recorded homicide offences, included within violence against the person. Percentage changes suppressed by ONS for small bases remain unavailable; a small absolute change can produce a large percentage change.
This page contains a published snapshot. The interactive comparison shows the latest validated data and its actual dates. Monthly source checks do not create new monthly official observations.
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England and Wales reference
- Recorded offences
- 512
- Resident-population rate
- 0.8 per 100,000
The national reference includes British Transport Police. Territorial force and regional totals exclude it.
Police force areas
| Area | Recorded offences | Resident-population rate | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | 11 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 0.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 | 1.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Cheshire | 4 | 0.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| City of London | 0 | Unavailable | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Cleveland | 15 | 2.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Cumbria | 1 | 0.2 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Derbyshire | 5 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Devon and Cornwall | 13 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Dorset | 4 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Durham | 6 | 0.9 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Dyfed-Powys | 7 | 1.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Essex | 9 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Gloucestershire | 9 | 1.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Greater Manchester | 18 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Gwent | 12 | 2.0 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Hampshire | 16 | 0.8 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Hertfordshire | 4 | 0.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Humberside | 1 | 0.1 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Kent | 19 | 1.0 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Lancashire | 17 | 1.1 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Leicestershire | 10 | 0.8 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Lincolnshire | 7 | 0.9 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Merseyside | 7 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Metropolitan Police | 107 | 1.2 per 100,000 | +3.9% |
| Norfolk | 7 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| North Wales | 9 | 1.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| North Yorkshire | 4 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Northamptonshire | 6 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Northumbria | 9 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Nottinghamshire | 12 | 1.0 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| South Wales | 15 | 1.1 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| South Yorkshire | 9 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Staffordshire | 10 | 0.8 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Suffolk | 8 | 1.0 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Surrey | 4 | 0.3 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Sussex | 9 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Thames Valley | 13 | 0.5 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Warwickshire | 5 | 0.8 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| West Mercia | 10 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| West Midlands | 34 | 1.1 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| West Yorkshire | 25 | 1.0 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Wiltshire | 5 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
Regions and Wales
| Area | Recorded offences | Resident-population rate | Year-on-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 40 | 0.8 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| East of England | 42 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| London | 107 | 1.2 per 100,000 | +3.9% |
| North East | 30 | 1.1 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| North West | 47 | 0.6 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| South East | 61 | 0.6 per 100,000 | -3.2% |
| South West | 42 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| Wales | 43 | 1.4 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
| West Midlands | 59 | 1.0 per 100,000 | +3.5% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 39 | 0.7 per 100,000 | Unavailable — ONS suppresses this percentage change because it is based on fewer than 50 offences. |
Areas are alphabetical. Counts cover the stated rolling year. Rates are unavailable where resident-population comparison is unsuitable; published percentage-change suppressions are retained. Categories overlap and must not be summed.
Notes and official sources
- The England and Wales reference includes British Transport Police except for firearm offences. Regional and territorial-force comparisons exclude it. London regional totals include City of London.
- Main offence groups and their detailed components overlap. Knife-enabled and firearm offences also overlap other categories. Never add parent groups, their components and weapon-enabled measures together.
- Published ONS percentage-change suppressions are preserved, including small-base suppressions. Some observations have counts but no published comparable change.
- Standard offence histories contain quarterly rolling-year totals. Knife-enabled and firearm histories retain the actual published annual dates and latest equivalent rolling years; intervening quarterly observations are not estimated. Historical weapon rates are unavailable before a matching ONS population estimate exists.
- An April 2025 clarification of police counting rules increased the recording of business robbery during shop theft involving violence or threats. Changes in robbery and shoplifting across this date can reflect the recording change as well as changes in crime.
- ONS police force area crime tables — published 22 October 2026
- Home Office revised quarterly recorded crime open data — published 22 October 2026
- ONS police force area mid-year population estimates — published 12 August 2026