Crime
Population used for crime rates
61,806,700
year ending March 2026, England and Wales
Overdue · as of 23 Jul 2026due in 10d
2 months old · Quarterly, with the Crime in England and Wales release
Explained
Population used for crime rates: the official figure explained
The latest population used for crime rates figure from Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), with its period, release dates and full source link.
The live figure
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS)
What it measures
Population used for crime rates — (mid-2024) population estimate for England and Wales. The figure is published by Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) and covers year ending March 2026, England and Wales.
How often it is published
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) publishes this quarterly, with the crime in england and wales release. UKStats shows the figure exactly as published and never estimates values between releases.
Publisher notes
The denominator the Home Office uses for its published per-population crime rates.
Methodology
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), "Population used for crime rates", year ending March 2026, England and Wales. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-crime-population-denominator), accessed 12 October 2026. Original: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatablesEmbed this figure
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