UK public spending on public order and safety by year
Police, fire services, courts, prisons and immigration control.
£55.7 billion
1.8%
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on public order and safety at £55.7 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £51.8 billion, so the cash figure changed by +7.5%. Adjusted to 2025-26 prices, it was £47.1 billion in 2003-04 and £55.7 billion in 2025-26. As a share of GDP it was 1.8% in 2025-26; the highest share in the table is 2.2% in 2009-10.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Share of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £55.7 billion | +7.5% | £55.7 billion | 1.8% |
| 2024-25 | £51.8 billion | +6.4% | £53.5 billion | 1.8% |
| 2023-24 | £48.7 billion | +10.2% | £52.4 billion | 1.7% |
| 2022-23 | £44.2 billion | +11.1% | £50.1 billion | 1.7% |
| 2021-22 | £39.8 billion | +2.3% | £48.2 billion | 1.7% |
| 2020-21 | £38.9 billion | +12.8% | £47.3 billion | 1.8% |
| 2019-20 | £34.5 billion | +6.5% | £44.1 billion | 1.5% |
| 2018-19 | £32.4 billion | +2.9% | £42.5 billion | 1.5% |
| 2017-18 | £31.5 billion | +4.7% | £42.3 billion | 1.5% |
| 2016-17 | £30.1 billion | -0.3% | £40.9 billion | 1.5% |
| 2015-16 | £30.2 billion | – | £41.9 billion | 1.6% |
| 2014-15 | £30.2 billion | +2.0% | £42.2 billion | 1.6% |
| 2013-14 | £29.6 billion | -5.4% | £41.9 billion | 1.6% |
| 2012-13 | £31.3 billion | -2.5% | £45.3 billion | 1.8% |
| 2011-12 | £32.1 billion | -3.0% | £47.2 billion | 1.9% |
| 2010-11 | £33.1 billion | -2.9% | £49.7 billion | 2.0% |
| 2009-10 | £34.1 billion | +1.2% | £52.1 billion | 2.2% |
| 2008-09 | £33.7 billion | +6.3% | £52.2 billion | 2.1% |
| 2007-08 | £31.7 billion | +4.3% | £50.9 billion | 2.0% |
| 2006-07 | £30.4 billion | +3.8% | £49.8 billion | 2.0% |
| 2005-06 | £29.3 billion | +2.8% | £49.4 billion | 2.1% |
| 2004-05 | £28.5 billion | +8.0% | £49.4 billion | 2.1% |
| 2003-04 | £26.4 billion | £47.1 billion | 2.1% |
PESA 2026 Tables 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, line "3. Public order and safety". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 4 tables, HM Treasury.
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