Police recorded 7,084,375 crimes in England and Wales in the year to June 2026, an increase of 8% and the highest total since modern recording methods began.
Fraud was up 41%, robberies were up 10%, and sex offenses reached nearly 219,000, the highest level on record, including 74,484 rapes. Weapon possession offenses also increased by more than 10%.
Meanwhile, just 8.5% of recorded crimes resulted in a suspect being charged or summoned to court in the year to March. Another 1.9 million investigations were closed without identifying a suspect.
Community resolutions, which allow some offenders to avoid prosecution through measures such as apologizing to victims, rose 9% to a record 189,000.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp accused Labor of allowing crime to spiral out of control.