Official crime statistics are those published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and are produced by the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
Police recorded crime (PRC) is the primary source of data for national crime statistics. Obviously, only crimes that are reported to the police are covered, and an immediate problem becomes visible. The data do not include the so-called ‘dark figure of crime’, referring to offences that are not reported to the police. As well as offences such as minor thefts, the ‘dark figure’ includes much more serious crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault including rape, blackmail and crimes in which the victim might be too afraid or embarrassed to come forward, such as hate crimes and fraud.
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