Written Question·Home Office·UIN 900279

Fraud

Tabled: 2 June 2026

Answered: 8 June 2026

Named Day

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in levels of fraud.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

Fraud accounts for 46% of reported crime in England and Wales in 2025. Around 1 in 13 adults (3.8 million people) were victims of fraud in 2025. Fraud cost the UK economy at least £14.4 billion for both businesses and individuals in 2023–2024. In March 20...

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