2025 28039 Crime Statistics 2014 to 2025

REQUEST
In accordance with the aforementioned Act, I hereby request the disclosure of the following data:

1.
Crime Reporting and Outcomes: For each calendar year commencing with 2014, please provide an itemised breakdown of the following:

The aggregate number of reported criminal offences.

Of the aforementioned reported offences, the number was subjected to formal investigation.

Of the offences investigated, the number subsequently referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration of charges.

Of the offences referred for prosecution, the number that culminated in a conviction in a court of law.

2.
Offence Categorisation and Suspect Demographics: For the data furnished in response to question 1, please provide a further disaggregation by:

Statutory categorisation of the offence (e.g., offences against the person, offences against property, etc.).

Recorded ethnicity/race of the suspected perpetrator(s).

Age range of the suspected perpetrator(s).

3.
Case Closure Rates: Please specify the proportion of reported offences that are closed without the filing of formal charges. Further, please provide a breakdown of the principal reasons for such closures (e.g., insufficiency of evidence, withdrawal of complaint by the aggrieved party).

Please ensure that all data provided is aggregated and anonymised to safeguard the identities of individuals, in strict compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any other applicable data protection legislation.

RESPONSE