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 |