The latest crime figures for England and Wales show police-recorded offences of shoplifting and theft from the person remain at record highs, while homicides are at their lowest level for more than a ...

A new study examining conflicting trends in official violent crime statistics reveals that the leading measure in England and Wales underestimates the level of violent crime—and the findings challenge ...

In rural England, increasingly sophisticated farming equipment has become a target for thieves, adding to pressure on farming communities. By Stephen Castle Stephen Castle reported from the country ...

WHEN STAN GILMOUR started out as a “regular street bobby” in 1993, he remembers picking up “multiple burglaries a day”. It was nearly all “traditional crime” back then: “you know, the whodunnit, ...

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Jews suffered the highest rate of religious hate crimes in England and Wales in the year to March, interior ministry data showed on Thursday. Muslims experienced the highest ...

Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028-29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will ...

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly altered socio-economic activities, human behaviors, and crime patterns. However, less is known about how the pandemic and associated restrictions affected ...

Nov. 13 (UPI) --The Labour-controlled parliament in the United Kingdom has decided to eliminate the positions of elected police and crime commissioners in England and Wales. The position was created ...