Crime victims
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1. Main facts and figures
- in the year ending March 2023, 16% of people aged 16 and over said they had been the victim of a crime at least once in the last year
- people from mixed ethnic backgrounds (24%) were more likely than average to be victims of crime out of all ethnic groups
- Asian people (14%) appeared to be less likely to be victims of crime, but the differences are not statistically reliable
- other differences between ethnic groups are not statistically reliable
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
The data measures the percentage of people who said they had been the victim of at least one crime in the last year, by ethnicity.
The data measures whether someone was either:
- a victim of at least one crime
- a resident of a household that had been subject to at least one household crime, like burglary
Estimates in the charts and tables are given to the nearest whole number.
Not included in the data
The data does not include:
- people living in communal establishments such as care homes, university accommodation and prisons
- crimes against commercial or public sector bodies, homicide and sexual offences
- the number of times people were victims of crime, or the seriousness of any crime
Estimates based on fewer than 50 respondents are not shown because they are not reliable.
The ethnic groups used in the data
Data is shown for the 18 ethnic groups used in the 2011 Census.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for this data.
The figures on this page are based on survey data. Read more about:
- interpreting survey data, including how reliability is affected by the number of people surveyed
- how weighting is used to make samples more representative of the population
In the data file
Download the data for unrounded estimates.
3. By ethnicity
| Ethnicity | value |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Bangladeshi | 11 |
| Chinese | 13 |
| Indian | 14 |
| Pakistani | 16 |
| Asian other | 15 |
| Black | 15 |
| Black African | 15 |
| Black Caribbean | 15 |
| Black other | 22 |
| Mixed | 24 |
| Mixed White/Asian | 22 |
| Mixed White/Black African | 25 |
| Mixed White/Black Caribbean | 27 |
| Mixed other | 23 |
| White | 16 |
| White British | 16 |
| White Irish | 19 |
| White Gypsy/Traveller | N/A* |
| White other | 18 |
| Other | 17 |
| Arab | 12 |
| Any other | 20 |
Download table data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV) Source data for ‘By ethnicity’ (CSV)
4. Data sources
Source
Crime Survey for England and Wales, year ending March 2023
Type of data
Survey data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Publication frequency
Yearly
Purpose of data source
The main aims of the Crime Survey for England and Wales are to:
- measure people's experience of crime
- give reliable estimates about changes over time
The survey does not include all crimes. It excludes 'victimless' crimes (like possession of drugs) and crimes that victims cannot report (like murder).
The survey aims to give a clearer picture of the extent of crime than police statistics. It can do this by including crimes that are not reported to the police or recorded by them.
It can also provide a better indicator of long-term trends because it is not affected by changes in how crimes are reported or recorded.
5. Download the data
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