UK Victim Report: 2025 Crime Victim Statistics

Crime Victim Statistics at a Glance

• People with disabilities are over 17% more likely to be victims of crime than those without disabilities.
• You're at least 44% more likely to be a victim of crime if you're mixed race than any other ethnicity.
• Women are almost 3% more likely to be victims than men.
• You're nearly 43% more likely to be a victim of crime if you're gay/lesbian than if you're heterosexual.
• Jewish people are almost 30% more likely to be victims than people of any other religion.
• When the population is taken into account, only 2% more crimes were recorded in London than in Yorkshire and The Humber.
• Crimes are four times more likely to be committed by a stranger than by someone known domestically.
• People with an apprenticeship or A/AS Level are almost 88% more likely to be victims than those without qualifications.
• You're over 24% more likely to be a crime victim if you go to a nightclub one to three times a month compared with not going out.
• If you're out of the house for seven hours or more on a weekday, you're over 44% more likely to be a victim of crime than if you were out for less than three hours.

Who is Most Likely to be a Victim of Violent Crime?

Violent crime includes incidences of violence with and without injury, such as murder, assault, robbery, and sexual violence. But which demographics are most at risk of being victims of crime?

Demographics and Violent Crime Risk

• 16 to 24-year-olds are twice as likely to be victims of violent crime than any other age group.
• Men are nearly 64% more likely to be victims of violent crime than women.
• Almost 1 in 50 people who are Black, African, Caribbean, or Black British have been victims of violent crime.
• Bisexual people aretwice as likely to be victims than straight people.
• Buddhists areat least 78% more likely tto be subjected to violent crime than any other religion.

Socioeconomic Factors and Education

• Having an apprenticeship makes you almost 62% more likely to be a victim of violent crime compared to those with a degree.
• You're over 64% less likely to experience violent crime if you earn under £10,400 compared with if you earn between £41,600 and £52,000.

Lifestyle and Location

• You're at least 37% more likely to be a victim of violent crime in the South West than anywhere else in England and Wales.
• Going to the pub or bar one to three times a month makes you 350% more likely to be a victim of crime compared to staying at home.
• Spending more than seven hours out of the house daily increases the likelihood of being a victim of crime by at least 20%.

Disability and Nationality

• People with disabilities have a 54% higher risk of experiencing violent crime than those without.
• People born in the UK are 36% more likely to experience violent crime than those born abroad.

Which Demographics are the Most Likely to be Harassed?

Harassment is when people are made to feel scared, distressed or threatened. The crime may include texting, social media abuse, neighbour disputes, in-person situations, and phone calls

Demographics and Harassment Risk

• 16 to 19-year-olds are the most frequently harassed age group, over twice as likely to experience it as other age groups, on average.
• Women are almost 70% more likely to be crime victims and face harassment than men.
• People who are mixed race have a 136% higher risk of harassment than any other ethnic group.
• Bisexual people have a 66% higher likelihood of being harassed than people who are gay or lesbian.

Socioeconomic Factors and Education

• Earning £52,000 or more increases the likelihood of harassment by nearly 60% compared to those earning between £10,400 and £20,800.
• Having a degree makes you over three times as likely to be a target of harassment as having no qualifications.

Lifestyle and Location

• Visiting a pub more than once a month makes you 46% more likely to experience harassment compared to just one visit.
• Harassment is most prevalent in the South East and most prevalent in the South Eastleast in the East Midlands.

Disability and Religion

• People with disabilities are over twice as likely to experience harassment than those without.
• Buddhism is the most likely religion to be harassed, with at least a 75% higher likelihood compared to all other religions.

The Most Likely People to be Victims of Stalking

Stalking is a type of harassment that consists of following someone, gaining entry into their home (uninvited), spying, and even identity theft. It’s classed as stalking when harassment has happened two times or more

Demographics and Stalking Risk

• You're more likely to get stalked the younger you are, with the proportion of crime victims in each age range reducing as age increases.
• Women are nearly 74% more likely, to be victims of stalking than men.
• Black or Black British people are at least 43% more likely to experience stalking than any other ethnicity.
• Nearly 1 in 25 Muslims have been victims of stalking.

Socioeconomic Factors and Education

• The less income you have, the more likely you are to be stalked. People on less than £10,400 are 82% more likely than those on more than £52,000.
• You're more than 60% less likely to be stalked if you have a degree than if you have GCSEs.

Lifestyle and Location

• Going to the pub or nightclub, even as infrequently as less than once a week, increases the likelihood of being stalked by 38%, compared to staying at home.
• The East Midlands is the stalking capital of England and Wales, with over 1 in 25 people reporting this crime.

Disability and Stalking

• Almost 1 in 20 people living with disabilities have been stalked.

How to Protect Yourself from Violent Crime, Harassment and Stalking

With this in mind, it's important to know how to protect yourself from violent crime, harassment, and stalking

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