Official Statistics

Police use of force statistics, April 2024 to March 2025 (second edition)

Statistics on incidents where police officers use force; including type of force, reason, outcome, injuries, and person details (such as age, gender).

• From: Home Office
• Published: 20 November 2025
• Last updated: 4 June 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2024 to March 2025 (second edition)

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Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: April 2024 to March 2025: data tables (second edition)

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Police use of force statistics, England and Wales: open data table (second edition)

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Details

These statistics cover police use of force in England and Wales between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. Data was collected from the 43 Home Office funded police forces in England and Wales, and the British Transport Police (BTP).

Police use of force statistics, year ending 31 March 2025, are classified as official statistics. They have been published since the year ending 31 March 2018.

Published 20 November 2025

Last updated 4 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 4 June 2026

   Updated to second edition due to Derbyshire Police submitting revised data following a system change. This resulted in a small decrease in the total number of reports (a reduction of 2) and also led to some changes to the content of records, most notably in relation to recorded tactics and officer injury data. Further details are provided in the 'Revisions' section of the publication.

2. 20 November 2025

   First published.