Table 3 Offence categories in open police-recorded crime data.
From: Six months in: pandemic crime trends in England and Wales
Crime category | Description |
|---|---|
Anti-social behaviour | Personal, environmental and nuisance anti-social behaviour |
Bicycle theft | Taking without consent or theft of a pedal cycle |
Burglary | Person enters a house or other building with the intention of stealing |
Criminal damage and arson | Damage to buildings and vehicles and deliberate damage by fire |
Drugs | Offences related to possession, supply and production |
Other crime | Forgery, perjury and other miscellaneous crime |
Other theft | Theft by an employee, blackmail and making off without payment |
Possession of weapons | Possession of a weapon, such as a firearm or knife |
Public order | Offences which cause fear, alarm or distress |
Robbery | Offences where a person uses force or threat of force to steal |
Shoplifting | Theft from shops or stalls |
Theft from the person | Crimes that involve theft directly from the victim (including handbag, wallet, cash, mobile phones) but without the use or threat of physical force |
Vehicle crime | Theft from or of a vehicle or interference with a vehicle |
Violence and sexual offences | Offences against the person such as common assaults, Grievous Bodily Harm and sexual offences |