Crime
This Shoplifter Will Likely Steal Again Within a Year — And Again
While prisoners escape hospitals, the bigger story is hiding in plain sight. Former criminals are reoffending at unprecedented rates, with theft leading the charge.
Nearly Half of All Criminals Now Reoffend — Up From Three in Ten a Generation Ago
While headlines focus on prison escapes, the deeper crisis is hidden in plain sight: Britain's reoffending rate has surged 67% since the 1940s.
One in Every Thousand Convicted Criminals Now Reoffends Within a Year
While escaped prisoners grab headlines, new Ministry of Justice data reveals the deeper problem: reoffending rates have more than doubled since 2023, with over 1,000 criminals now back in court within 12 months.
Why Do Former Prisoners Keep Destroying Property After Release?
While escaped prisoners grab headlines, the real story is in reoffending data: criminal damage and arson by former inmates has surged 72% in thirteen years.
How Britain's Robbery Reoffending Doubled in Thirteen Years
While escaped prisoners grab headlines, Ministry of Justice data reveals robbery reoffending has surged 103.8% since 2086. The timeline shows when Britain's justice system started losing control.
The Prisoner Who Escaped Twice Reflects Britain's Reoffending Crisis
A prisoner's double hospital escape this week highlights a deeper problem: reoffending rates have surged 72% since 1945, creating a revolving door that costs taxpayers billions.
Britain's Reoffending Crisis Soars While Prison Escapes Hit Headlines
As London hospitals deal with prisoner escapes, Ministry of Justice data reveals reoffending has surged 62% since the 1930s. The system isn't just failing to contain prisoners — it's failing to reform them.
One Prisoner Reoffends Every Hour as Justice System Struggles
While headlines focus on hospital escapes, the real crisis is hidden in reoffending data. Britain's prisons are releasing someone who'll commit another crime every 43 minutes.
One in Four Criminals Now Reoffend Within a Year of Release
As prisoner escapes make headlines, new data reveals Britain's deeper problem: reoffending rates have jumped 29% in just over a decade. Nearly a quarter of all offenders commit fresh crimes within 12 months.
Victims Get £200 Less Compensation While Crime Headlines Scream Louder
As prisoner escapes dominate headlines, court compensation for crime victims quietly plummeted 23% in just one year. The system's priorities are showing.
West Yorkshire Police Face a Crime They Can't Name or Count
While headlines focus on child abuse complexity, West Yorkshire's crime data reveals a different problem: one in seven recorded crimes falls into an mysterious 'Other' category that defies classification.
Why Does West Yorkshire Record More Violent Crime Than Drugs and Theft Combined?
While headlines focus on complex child abuse cases, West Yorkshire's crime data reveals a stark reality. Violent offences now dominate local crime in ways that would shock most residents.
In 1943, Three in Ten Criminals Reoffended — Now It's Five in Ten
A prisoner escaping hospital twice makes headlines. But Ministry of Justice data reveals Britain's real escape story: nearly half of all criminals now reoffend, up from 29% eighty years ago.
A London Prisoner Escapes Twice — But 1,000 Others Never Stop Escaping
While headlines focus on hospital breakouts, Ministry of Justice data reveals Britain's real escape story: proven reoffenders have more than doubled in three years.
Britain Built a Revolving Door Prison System in Just Twenty Years
As escaped prisoners make headlines, MoJ data reveals reoffending rates surged 72% between 1945 and 1964 — creating the cycle we're still trapped in today.
Britain's Reoffending Crisis: From 75,000 to 121,000 in Just Seven Years
While headlines focus on individual escapes, Ministry of Justice data reveals a deeper problem: repeat offences have surged 62% since the pandemic began.
Preston Prison Numbers Tell the Story Politicians Won't
While escapees grab headlines, the real prison story is quietly unfolding in places like Preston — where inmate numbers have collapsed by more than a third since 2000.
Exeter Prison Lost 120 Inmates This Century While London Convicts Escape Twice Weekly
As escaped prisoners dominate London headlines, Devon's main jail has quietly shed more than a third of its population since 2000. The numbers reveal a justice system pulling in opposite directions.
Wandsworth Prison Population Crashes 40% While London Inmates Escape Twice
As headlines focus on London hospital escapes, prison data reveals Wandsworth's inmate numbers have plummeted from 1,478 to 883 since 2000. The question isn't just who's getting out — it's who's not going in.
Leeds Prison Population Crashes 42% While London Inmates Escape Twice Weekly
As a prisoner escapes London hospitals twice in seven days, data reveals Leeds has lost nearly half its prison population since 2000. The capital's overcrowded system tells a different story.
Why Is Durham Prison Losing Half Its Inmates While London Prisoners Keep Escaping?
As London makes headlines for prisoner escapes, Durham's jail population has quietly collapsed by 43% since 2000. The numbers reveal a justice system in crisis.
Swansea's Prison Population Has Halved Since 2000 While Escapes Make Headlines
While London prisoner escapes grab attention, Wales' second city quietly cut its prison population by 44% over two decades. The story behind the numbers reveals a different kind of justice system.
Britain's Prison Population Soars While Escapes Make Headlines
As a prisoner escapes London hospitals twice in a week, new data reveals the deeper crisis: Britain's jails have swollen by 76% since 2000, with no signs of slowing.
The Youth Prison That's Nearly Doubled in Size Since 2000
While prisoner escapes grab headlines, the quiet surge at Cookham Wood young offender institution tells a darker story about Britain's youth crime response.
South Yorkshire Burglars Strike Every Other Day While Police Chase Headlines
While the nation fixates on prison escapes and airport investigations, burglars in South Yorkshire broke into 51 homes last month. That's one break-in every 14 hours.
Avon and Somerset Police Catch More Hospital Escapees Than Drug Dealers
While London hospitals lose prisoners, police data shows 'other theft' — including custody escapes — outpaces drug crime arrests. The numbers reveal a different kind of security crisis.
West Yorkshire Police Record 13 Drug Arrests While Missing 58 Violent Crimes
As prison escapes grab headlines, West Yorkshire's crime data reveals a force struggling with priorities. Drug offences make up just 9% of recorded crime while violent incidents dominate.
Why Is Thames Valley Recording More Shoplifting Than Drug Crime?
While police chase escaped prisoners and celebrity flight logs, data reveals an unexpected truth about crime priorities. Thames Valley records more shoplifting than drugs offences — and it's not alone.
Public Order Crimes Surge as Police Lose Control of Britain's Streets
While headlines focus on prison escapes, data reveals public order offences have exploded across England. Avon and Somerset shows how far we've fallen.
Devon Torches More Property Than London Despite Half the Population
While escaped prisoners grab headlines, Devon and Cornwall quietly records one of England's highest rates of arson and criminal damage. The numbers tell a story politicians won't.
The One Crime Police Record More Than Drugs or Public Order
While prison escapes grab headlines, West Yorkshire's crime data reveals "Other Crime" — covering everything from bail violations to court order breaches — is now the force's second-biggest category.
West Yorkshire's Crime Crisis Hides in Plain Sight While London Grabs Headlines
While escaped prisoners make national news, West Yorkshire quietly recorded 138 serious crimes in a single month. Nearly half were violent offences.