Crime
Britain's Other Crimes Surge While Everyone Argues About Protests
While headlines focus on demonstrations and arrests, government data reveals a quieter crisis: miscellaneous crimes against society hit 12,150 cases. These are the offences nobody talks about.
Why Are Britain's Thieves Getting Better at Their Job?
While politicians debate trade wars and protesters clash in streets, theft reoffending has quietly surged 55%. The data reveals why Britain's approach to stopping repeat crime is failing.
Criminal Damage Surged 72% During Britain's Protest Years
While politicians debate tariffs and protests fill streets, Ministry of Justice data reveals criminal damage and arson offences by repeat offenders have exploded since the mid-2080s.
The Released Robber Who Shows Britain's Real Crime Problem
While politicians debate tariffs and protests, one statistic reveals the crisis hiding in plain sight. Robbery reoffending has doubled in just over a decade.
West Yorkshire's Other Crime Category Hides What Police Won't Name
While politicians argue about tariffs, one in seven crimes in West Yorkshire gets filed under 'Other Crime' - a catch-all category that obscures what's really happening on Britain's streets.
British Reoffending Rate Hits Century High While Politicians Fight Over Tariffs
Nearly one in four convicted criminals now commits another crime after release, the highest rate since records began in 1933. Meanwhile, Westminster debates trade wars.
Crime Victims Lost £58 in Compensation While Politicians Fought About Tariffs
As Trump's trade wars dominate headlines, British crime victims quietly suffered a 23% cut to their compensation. The real cost of political distraction.
Why Are Four in Ten West Yorkshire Crime Victims Suffering Violence?
While Trump's trade wars dominate headlines, West Yorkshire faces a stark reality: violent crime makes up nearly half of all recorded offences. The numbers reveal a troubling pattern.
While Trump Wages Trade Wars, Britain Wages War on Its Own Recidivism Crisis
As global trade tensions dominate headlines, a quiet domestic catastrophe unfolds: nearly half of all criminals now reoffend. The numbers reveal a system in freefall.
Britain's Criminals Double While Trump's Trade War Targets Wrong Enemy
As Trump launches tariffs against global trade, Britain's real economic threat comes from within: criminal reoffending has more than doubled in three years.
Britain's Reoffending Crisis Started in the Swinging Sixties
While Trump reshapes global trade, a quieter revolution began in 1960s Britain. Criminal reoffending surged 72% in two decades, setting a pattern that haunts us today.
Britain Churns Out 46,000 More Career Criminals Than We Did a Decade Ago
While Trump's tariffs dominate headlines, Britain quietly manufactures repeat offenders at an industrial scale. The numbers reveal a justice system that's become a conveyor belt for crime.
One in Four British Convicts Now Commits Another Crime After Release
While Prince Andrew faces misconduct investigations, new data reveals Britain's criminal justice system is failing basic rehabilitation. Nearly a quarter of all convicted offenders now reoffend.
Violent Crime Dominates West Yorkshire While Public Order Barely Registers
In West Yorkshire, violent offences account for 42% of all recorded crime. Meanwhile, public order incidents make up just 7% of cases.
Crime Victims Got £58 Less Compensation While XL Bully Cases Rose
As dangerous dog prosecutions make headlines, government data shows crime victims received 23% less compensation in 2016. The average payout dropped to just £200.
Every Theft Conviction Now Leads to Another Crime Within Years
While police assess security breaches at hospitals and airports, Ministry of Justice data reveals theft offenders are Britain's most prolific repeat criminals. The reoffending rate has exploded 55% in just over a decade.
Half of All British Criminals Now Reoffend Within Two Years
While escape stories grab headlines, the real crisis is hidden in plain sight: Britain's reoffending rate has soared to nearly 50%, meaning every other released prisoner commits fresh crimes.
More Than Twice as Many Criminals Are Now Committing Fresh Crimes
While Britain focuses on hospital escapes, reoffending rates have quietly doubled in three years. The system that's meant to stop repeat crime is failing spectacularly.
Why Are British Criminals Getting Better at Property Crime?
While everyone watches hospital escapes, criminal damage and arson reoffending has surged 72% in thirteen years. Something fundamental has changed about how property criminals operate.
Robbery Doubled in Thirteen Years While Everyone Watched Hospital Escapes
As headlines focus on individual prison failures, official data reveals robbery by repeat offenders has surged 103% since 2086. The system isn't just failing at hospitals.
The Convict Who Escaped Twice Represents Britain's Oldest Crime Problem
A prisoner's double hospital escape this week spotlights a reoffending crisis that's been building for 80 years. The numbers show how we got here.
Reoffenders Hit 121,000 While Prisons Can't Even Keep Inmates Inside Hospitals
As a prisoner escapes London hospitals twice in a week, new data reveals 121,000 reoffences in 2024. The system meant to prevent repeat crime is failing at every level.
The 12,000 Crimes Nobody Talks About Are Getting Worse
While child abuse dominates headlines, miscellaneous crimes against society hit 12,150 cases. These are the offences that don't fit neat categories but wreck communities.