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Serious and Organised Crime Strategy

This series brings together documents relating to the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 9 April 2014
• Last updated: 25 April 2019 — See all updates

We define serious and organised crime as individuals planning, co-ordinating and committing serious offences, whether individually, in groups and/or as part of transnational networks.

The main categories of serious offences covered are:

• child sexual exploitation and abuse
• illegal drugs
• illegal firearms
• fraud
• money laundering and other economic crime
• bribery and corruption
• organised immigration crime
• modern slavery and human trafficking
• cyber crime

This strategy sets out how we will mobilise the full force of the state, aligning our collective efforts to target and disrupt serious and organised criminals.

The Home Office has also published new research that improves our understanding about serious and organised crime in the UK.

Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018

• Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2018
  • 1 November 2018
  • Policy paper
• Serious and organised crime strategy (Welsh versions)
  • 25 April 2019
  • Policy paper

Research reports

• Understanding organised crime April 2015 to March 2016 second edition
  • 11 March 2019
  • Research and analysis
• Exploring the role of the Financial Investigator
  • 1 November 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Serious and Organised Crime: Home Office research priorities April 2018 to March 2021
  • 1 November 2018
  • Research and analysis

Serious and Organised Crime Strategy 2013

• Serious and organised crime strategy
  • 7 October 2013
  • Policy paper
• Serious and organised crime strategy (Welsh versions)
  • 9 April 2014
  • Policy paper

Previous research reports

• Understanding organised crime: estimating the scale and the social and economic costs
  • 27 February 2014
  • Research and analysis
• Cyber crime: a review of the evidence
  • 7 October 2013
  • Research and analysis
• Understanding criminal careers in organised crime
  • 7 October 2013
  • Research and analysis

Related documents

• The serious and organised crime strategy: annual report for 2014
  • 23 March 2015
  • Corporate report
• Individuals at risk of being drawn into serious and organised crime – a Prevent guide
  • 3 March 2015
  • Guidance
• Serious and organised crime: local profiles
  • 6 February 2025
  • Guidance

Published 9 April 2014

Last updated 25 April 2019 + show all updates

1. 25 April 2019

   Added Welsh version of 2018 strategy.

2. 1 November 2018

   Updated the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy document and added three research reports.

3. 23 March 2015

   Updated collection

4. 9 April 2014

   First published.