Police figures reported by multiple outlets show that the number of spiking offences recorded by officers has increased sharply since the pandemic, with totals described as having quadrupled.
The reporting also highlights a shift in the gender of victims among cases that are reported to and recorded by police. One outlet says the proportion of reported offences involving male victims rises steadily: from roughly 23% in 2021 to about a third in the most recent year it covers. Other outlets in the broader coverage are framed around the same trend—higher recorded case counts and changes in victim demographics—but differ in how they emphasize underlying causes, reporting behaviours, and the wider public response.
Overall, the available summaries focus on police-recorded trends rather than confirmed incident rates, and they note that reported statistics may reflect changes in reporting and recording practices alongside actual shifts in prevalence.
