The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote about OSR Casework correspondence: VAWG-Statistics Usage and Framing
The letter is dated 12 June 2026. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as OSR Casework correspondence: VAWG-Statistics Usage and Framing
; it links to 2 official records. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote
“d) OSR Statement on Crime Statistics (published during the 2024 General Election period): “Many of the claims made this week have been based solely on the police recorded crime statistics…the police recorded crime statistics are a better indicator of police activity than trends in rime…the police recorded crime statistics do not provide reliable long-term trends in crime.”
“To support public understanding of the monitoring framework, we think the Home Office should publish more detailed information about its choice of metrics and the data sources for the metrics.”
“We agree that appropriate caveats should be presented alongside police recorded crime statistics, to ensure accurate interpretation of the figures.”
“In practice, this means that statistics should not be presented in a misleading way and that any key context and limitations associated with the statistics should be made clear to support appropriate interpretation.”
From Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 12 June 2026. Read the full letter.
Records the letter links to
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| Read from | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/osr-casework-correspondence-vawg-statistics-usage-and-framing/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 78788e5b31cd95dcaafde1a1154de1dc2789cc3a78a3cb1382d56797b3aa69a2 |