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The Home Office Counting Rules are currently under review and a summarised version of the rules will be posted as soon as they are finalised.
The Home Office Counting Rules provide a national standard for the recording and counting of notifiable offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales (known as recorded crime).
The Home Office Counting Rules are currently under review and a summarised version of the rules will be posted as soon as they are finalised.
General Rules Section G - Location of Crimes has been expanded
Some amendments to the April 2022 Counting Rules were made in July 2022. These are highlighted in yellow in the main document. There is also a separate document listing the updates; and the Counting Rules notifiable offence list has been updated.
Home Office Counting Rules 2022/2023, and Summary of Changes, April 2022 Update
Updated Counting rules for public order offences', 'Counting rules for miscellaneous crimes against society'.
Updated 'Counting rules for recorded crime update June 2021, Counting rules for drug offences', 'Crime recording general rules, 'Counting rules for violence against the person' and 'Counting rules for reported incidents.
Updated 'Counting rules for violence against the person', 'Counting rules for fraud'.
Updated 'Counting rules for recorded crime update April 2021, 'Crime recording general rules, 'Offence classification index, Counting rules for sexual offences', 'Counting rules for robbery', 'Counting rules for burglary', 'Counting rules for violence against the person', 'Counting rules for theft', 'Counting rules vehicle offences', Counting rules for arson and criminal damage', 'Counting rules for drug offences', Counting rules for possession of weapons', Counting rules for public order offences', 'Counting rules for miscellaneous crimes against society', 'Counting rules for fraud', 'Counting rules for reported incidents, Counting rules notifiable offences and notifiable reported incidents list 2021 to 2022, and 'Counting Rules Crime Flags'.
