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Table 1 Change in crime rates by 02 April

From: Crime and coronavirus: social distancing, lockdown, and the mobility elasticity of crime

Crime type

Days since 16th March

Below expected rate (%)

Outside confidence interval (%)

All recorded crime

100

78

All Theft

100

72

Domestic Abuse

100

61

Vulnerable child

94

56

Assault

89

50

Public Order

94

44

Shoplifting

89

39

Criminal Damage

89

28

Theft from vehicle

100

17

Sex crimes

100

11

All burglary

56

6

Burglary non-dwelling

72

0

Burglary dwelling

67

0

Theft of vehicle

44

0

  1. ‘Vulnerable adult’ category excluded due to data quality