Crime and immigrants

Annual numbers of crimes compared with the immigrant population, England/Wales.

Immigrant population defined as non-UK born; data derived from the LFS/APS. Crime figures exclude fraud and computer misuse offences. Crime Survey for England and Wales excludes non-victim-based crimes; unavailable for 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19. Gap in population data represents switch in data source. Data to 2023/24; chart published 2025.
Chart: HjniNSource: ONS: Crime in England and Wales (Appendix tables, Worksheet A1); Population by country of birth and nationality; Long-term international immigration, emigration and net migration flows (YE Jun 2024 edition, Table 9).Get the data Download imageCreated with Datawrapper