UK police recorded crime figures broken down by Community Safety Partnership, quarterly period, and individual offence code. The data is published by the Home Office and was last updated on 2026-07-08. Users are advised to consult the accompanying User Guide to Crime Statistics for context and limitations.
Use Cases
- Analyze quarterly crime trends based on the time periods mentioned in the description
- Compare crime rates between different Community Safety Partnerships
- Examine the prevalence of specific offence codes over time
Strengths
- Data is broken down by quarterly period, enabling time-series analysis.
- Figures are disaggregated by individual offence code for detailed categorization.
- Data is provided by the authoritative Home Office organization.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to police recorded crime data from the UK.
Provenance
- Source
- Home Office
- Collection Method
- Police recorded crime (PRC) figures.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:26.199560; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United Kingdom, by Community Safety Partnership and police force area.