Scottish clear up rate for all recorded crimes was 56.7% in 2025-26, up from 56.0%, many times higher than in England*

Crime clear-up rates for England & Wales in 2025-2026: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2026
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From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Quarterly Report: September 2026 published today:

Increase in crime clear up rate. The clear up rate for all recorded crimes was 56.7% in 2025-26, up from 56.0% in 2024-25. Crimes against society (91.5%), non-sexual crimes of violence (68.5%) and sexual crimes (61.2%) continued to have higher clear up rates in 2025-26 than crimes of dishonesty (36.7%) and damage and reckless behaviour (32.5%).

Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/safer-communities-and-justice-statistics-quarterly-report-september-2026/pages/statistics-on-crime-in-general/

*The sharp differences between reported clear-up rates in Scotland and in England & Wales, above, point to differences in definitions and in methods, but how much? Were the contrast the other way, would media operating in Scotland care much?

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