Official Statistics

Rural crime statistics

Crime figures in rural and urban areas.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 25 September 2012
• Last updated: 30 June 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Rural crime statistics

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Details

Incidence rates of crime in rural and urban areas.

Metadata

Indicators:

• police recorded violence against the person offences per 1,000 population
• police recorded sexual offences per 1,000 population
• police recorded robbery offences per 1,000 population
• police recorded domestic burglary offences per 1,000 households
• police recorded vehicles offences per 1,000 population

Data Source: ONS, Recorded crime data at Community Safety Partnership / Local Authority level

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Local Authority Rural Urban Classification

Additional information:

• Office for National Statistics recorded crime data at community safety partnership / local authority level

Defra statistics: rural

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Published 25 September 2012
Last updated 30 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 30 June 2022

   Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

2. 30 September 2021

   Published today, latest rural data on recorded crime.

3. 27 August 2020

   Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

4. 29 August 2019

   Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

5. 25 January 2018

   Recorded crime data for rural and urban areas for the period ending March 2017.

6. 21 July 2016

   We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

7. 8 August 2013

   Rural crime statistics released today.

8. 25 September 2012

   First published.