Official Statistics

Rural crime statistics

Crime figures in rural and urban areas.

Applies to England

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Incidence rates of crime in rural and urban areas.

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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:

Defra statistics: rural

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Updates to this page

Published 25 September 2012
Last updated 30 June 2022 show all updates
  1. Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

  2. Published today, latest rural data on recorded crime.

  3. Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

  4. Published today, latest statistics on crime in rural areas.

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

  6. We鈥檝e changed how we鈥檝e organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron鈥檚 review of rural proofing.

  7. Rural crime statistics released today.

  8. First published.

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