Violent crime

What is Violent Crime?

A violent crime is when someone physically hurts or threatens to hurt someone, and also includes crimes where a weapon is used. The police will record a crime as violent if the offender clearly intended or intends to physically harm someone, regardless of whether or not it results in a physical injury.

Violent crimes can include:

• assault
• gun and knife crime
• sexual violence (such as rape or sexual assault)
• alcohol and drug-related violence
• gang violence
• domestic violence
• hate crimes (disability, faith, gender, gender identity, race or sexual orientation)
• robbery
• murder or manslaughter 

Violent crimes can happen in public spaces such as in the street, clubs and pubs, as well as at home or in the workplace, and often the victim knows the person who attacks them. For more information, including the support available to you, please visit the Victim Support website.

To report a violent crime to us, or to tell us some information you may have, please click here.