Quarter 1, 2026

• The number of female victims of crime incidents of Assaults & Related offences rose by 8% to 2,460 victims in Quarter 1 (Q1) 2026 compared with Q1 2025. The number of male victims rose by 1% to 3,334 victims. In total, the number of victims of this offence group went up by 4% to 5,794 between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026.
• The number of recorded crime incidents fell for 6 of the 15 offence groups (excluding Offences not elsewhere classified) in the 12 months to Q1 2026 when compared with Q1 2025. The highest rates of decrease were for Homicide & Related offences (-27%), Sexual offences (-15%), Burglary & Related offences (-9%), and Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking offences (-7%).
• Among the offence groups where the number of crime incidents rose, the largest rates of increase were for those of Dangerous or Negligent Acts (+6%) and Weapons & Explosives offences (+6%) while for the other offence groups, the rate of increase was between 1% and 4%.

Table 2.2 compares the number of recorded crime incidents by offence group between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026. The number of crime incidents increased for 11 out of 15 offence groups between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 including: Controlled Drug offences – an increase of 14% to 4,521 incidents. 

See also, figures 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and table CIQ01 for a more detailed breakdown (including driving and liqour licence offences).