{"id":3228,"date":"2024-12-03T14:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/client-acora.s.nomatter.dev\/one\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:28:09","slug":"cyber-crime-statistics-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acora.com\/one\/news\/article\/cyber-crime-statistics-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Cyber Crime Statistics from the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever searched for “UK cyber crime statistics”? We have. It’s not great. The same old tired cyber crime statistics, disorganised and from the same regurgitated sources, with very poor references to the data behind them.\u00a0Today, all that changes.<\/p>\n

We’ve compiled the\u00a0UK’s reported cyber-enabled crime data<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Action Fraud<\/a> to give you all much clearer cyber crime statistics from the UK.\u00a0We measured it between\u00a0June 2022 to May 2023<\/strong>\u00a0to give a clearer picture of the impact that cyber crime is having in this country over a 12 month period.<\/p>\n

To provide even greater insight, we’ve looked deeper into the regions within the UK, breaking it down further into individual and organisational differences.<\/p>\n

Headline cyber crime statistics for the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Let’s take a look at the cyber crime statistics in the UK:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There were\u00a0214kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the UK.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.7Bof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a37.8kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the UK overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a0106k, which equated to\u00a05%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a3758Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Banking fraud, equating to\u00a06%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Investment fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a330.5k.<\/p>\n

Cyber attacks for individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For individuals, there were:<\/p>\n

200kreports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the UK.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3890Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a34.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the UK.<\/p>\n

5%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3197M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a017.9%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a373Min losses.\u00a011.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3155M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a3459M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a09%\u00a0of all reports but\u00a051.6%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a328.9k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a04%.<\/p>\n

They also had the highest financial losses at\u00a0\u00a3161M(18.1%).<\/p>\n

70-79 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a310k.<\/p>\n

Cyber attacks for organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

6kreports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the UK.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3773Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a352.7kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the UK.<\/p>\n

8%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0(12.2%).<\/p>\n

43%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3603M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a05%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3122Min losses.\u00a02.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Investment fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a334M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3144k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from London<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Let’s take a look at the cyber crime statistics in London:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

3kreports of cyber-enabled crime in London.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3895.2Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a323.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in London overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a08k, which equated to\u00a049.1%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a3595.7Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Banking fraud, equating to\u00a05%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Public Sector fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a3185.7k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

35k(91.5%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in London.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3337M(37.7%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a39.6kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in London.<\/p>\n

6%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a346.8M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a017.3%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.7Min losses.\u00a011.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependent fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.2M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a3195.6M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a04%\u00a0(3.3k) of all reports but\u00a058%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a359.3k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in London came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a04%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from the same group,\u00a020-29 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a3120.8M(35.8%).<\/p>\n

70-79 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a343k\u00a0(1.5k reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

3k(8.5%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in London.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3558M(62.3%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a3171kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in London.<\/p>\n

6%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0(18.6%).<\/p>\n

9%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3518.4M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a032.4%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a320.5Min losses.\u00a013.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.2M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in London came from\u00a0Banking fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3325k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the South East<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the South East:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

3kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the South East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3135Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a35.3kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the South East overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a02k, which equated to\u00a048.2%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a360.5Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a08%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Public Sector fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a340k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

7k(93.7%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the South East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3102M(75.3%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a34.3kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the South East.<\/p>\n

1%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a324.3M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a019.5%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a310.7Min losses.\u00a012.4%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependent fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3248k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a354.8M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a01%\u00a0(1.9k) of all reports but\u00a053.9%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a328.4k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the South East came from\u00a030-39 year oldsat\u00a01%\u00a0(4.3k).<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a060-69 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a328.1M(27.6%).<\/p>\n

They also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a39k(3.1k reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

5k(6.3%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the South East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a333.4M(24.7%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a321kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the South East.<\/p>\n

9%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0(7.3%).<\/p>\n

2%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a319.5M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a034%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a37.2Min losses.\u00a015.8%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a393k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the South East came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3219k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the South West<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the South West:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

3kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the South West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a373.3Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a34kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the South West overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a02k, which equated to\u00a050.6%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a326Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a06%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

This also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a321k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

17k(94.4%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the South West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a363M(85.9%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.6kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the South West.<\/p>\n

1%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a319.1M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a020%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a37.8Min losses.\u00a011.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependent fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3194k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a325.5M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a01%\u00a0(1.2k reports) of all reports but\u00a040.5%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.8k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the South West came from\u00a030-39 year oldsat\u00a018%\u00a0(3.1k reports).<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a040-49 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a314M(27.6%).<\/p>\n

70-79 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a35.9k\u00a0(1.8k reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

1k(5.6%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the South West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a310.3M(14.1%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a310kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the South West.<\/p>\n

3%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0Other\u00a0(9%).<\/p>\n

5%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Consumer\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.9M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a036.4%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.4Min losses.\u00a017.9%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a313.5k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the South West came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a357.5k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the North West<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Let’s take a look at the cyber crime statistics in the North West:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the North West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a394.1Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the North West overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a01k, which equated to\u00a048.5%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a334.6Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a08%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

It also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a319.6k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

25k(92.3%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the North West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a369M(73.3%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a32.8kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the North West.<\/p>\n

9%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a321.7M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a016.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a37.8Min losses.\u00a013.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a38.7M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a330.3M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a07%\u00a0(1.7k) of all reports but\u00a09%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a317.3k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the North West came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a01%\u00a0(5k).<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a050-59 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a315.6M(22.6%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a310.5k\u00a0(73 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

1k(7.7%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the North West.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a325.1M(26.7%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a312.1kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the North West.<\/p>\n

59%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0(21.1%).<\/p>\n

1%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.8M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a025.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.7Min losses.\u00a04.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3128.7k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the North West came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3215k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the North East<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the North East:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the North East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a321.1Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the North East overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a06k, which equated to\u00a051.6%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a39.4Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a05%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Public Sector fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a336.5k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

5k(94.2%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the North East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.8M(75%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a32.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the North East.<\/p>\n

5%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a019.2%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.7Min losses.\u00a012.3%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependent fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3118k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a38.1M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a09%\u00a0(454) of all reports but\u00a051.2%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a317.8k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the North East came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a07%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a050-59 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a33.9M(24.6%).<\/p>\n

0-9 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a312.6k\u00a0(17 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

405(5.8%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the North East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a35.3M(25%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a313kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the North East.<\/p>\n

8%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0Sole traders\u00a0(6.9%).<\/p>\n

1%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Consumer\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3538k\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a025.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a32.7Min losses.\u00a04.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Public Sector fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3730k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the North East came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3186k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the East<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the East:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3183Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a36.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the East overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a09k, which equated to\u00a048.5%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a398.3Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Consumer fraud, equating to\u00a07%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Investment fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a321.5k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

9kreports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a393.1Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the East.<\/p>\n

2%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a326.8M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a018.8%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a39.3Min losses.\u00a010.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a311.3M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a345.1M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a08%\u00a0of all reports but\u00a04%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.9k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the East came from\u00a030-39 year oldsat\u00a06%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a040-49 year oldsat\u00a0\u00a321.7M\u00a0(23.3%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a37k.<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a389.9Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a352.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the East.<\/p>\n

3%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0and\u00a0Charities\u00a0(5.7%).<\/p>\n

8%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.5M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a038.5%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a371.5Min losses.\u00a03.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Investment fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a32.3M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the East came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3109k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the East Midlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the East:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a3183Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a36.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the East overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a09k, which equated to\u00a048.5%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a398.3Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Consumer fraud, equating to\u00a07%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Investment fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a321.5k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

9kreports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a393.1Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the East.<\/p>\n

2%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a326.8M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a018.8%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a39.3Min losses.\u00a010.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a311.3M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a345.1M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a08%\u00a0of all reports but\u00a04%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.9k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the East came from\u00a030-39 year oldsat\u00a06%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a040-49 year oldsat\u00a0\u00a321.7M\u00a0(23.3%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a37k.<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the East.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a389.9Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a352.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the East.<\/p>\n

3%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0and\u00a0Charities\u00a0(5.7%).<\/p>\n

8%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.5M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a038.5%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a371.5Min losses.\u00a03.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Investment fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a32.3M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the East came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3109k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from the West Midlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for the West Midlands:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2kreports of cyber-enabled crime in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a381.5Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a34.2kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in the West Midlands overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a04k, which equated to\u00a049%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a330.3Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a02%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

Public Sector fraudhad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a322.3k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

2k(94.6%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a367.6M(83%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.7kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n

4%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.4M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a017.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a35.8Min losses.\u00a012.2%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a315.2M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a329.7M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a01%\u00a0(1.5k) of all reports but\u00a043.9%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.2k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in the West Midlands came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a01%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a070-79 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a316.7M(24.7%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a328.2k\u00a0(39 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

1k(5.4%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a313.8M(17%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a313.2kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n

7%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies.<\/p>\n

6%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Consumer\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.9M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a041.5%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a36.1Min losses.\u00a014.4%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a340k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in the West Midlands came from\u00a0Corporate fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3316.6k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from Yorkshire & Humber<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for Yorkshire & Humber:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

6kreports of cyber-enabled crime in Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a361.9Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in Yorkshire & Humber overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a06k, which equated to\u00a049.1%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a326.5Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a08%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

It had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a320.6k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cyber crimes statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

5k(94.1%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a349M(79.2%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a32.9kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

6%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a313.4M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a017.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.8Min losses.\u00a013.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a37.6M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a323.1M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a06%\u00a0(1.2k) of all reports but\u00a047.1%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a318.5k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in Yorkshire & Humber came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a09%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a040-49 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a310M(20.4%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a38.8k\u00a0(26 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

1k(5.9%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a312.8M(20.8%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a312.3kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

4%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies.<\/p>\n

9%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Consumer\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a33.2M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a032.4%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a35.1Min losses.\u00a013.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Cyber Dependant fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a345.8k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in Yorkshire & Humber came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a394.4k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from Scotland<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for Scotland:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

7kreports of cyber-enabled crime in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a318.5Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a34kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in Scotland overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a07k, which equated to\u00a059.1%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a37Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a07%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

This also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a321.7k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

8k(81.8%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a39.3M(50.2%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a32.4kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in Scotland.<\/p>\n

69%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a32.6M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a01%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3740kin losses.\u00a08%\u00a0were for\u00a0Investment fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a34.9M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Investment fraud\u00a0was also the highest reported financial loss for individuals. It accounted for\u00a08%(306k) of all reports but\u00a06%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a316k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in Scotland came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a04%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a050-59 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a33.4M(36.5%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a38.7k\u00a0(4 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

848(18.2%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a39.2M(49.8%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a310.9kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in Scotland.<\/p>\n

9%of businesses were listed as Other, followed by\u00a0PLCs\u00a0(30.9%).<\/p>\n

44%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Public Sector\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3250\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a07%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a35.9Min losses.\u00a013.6%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.2M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in Scotland came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3131k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from Wales<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the cyber crime stats for Wales:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

6kreports of cyber-enabled crime in Wales.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a324.6Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.2kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in Wales overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a09k, which equated to\u00a051.5%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a311Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a09%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

This also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a320.9k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

2k(95%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in Wales.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a321.2M(86.3%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a32.9kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in Wales.<\/p>\n

2%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a35.2M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a016.2%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.9Min losses.\u00a012.7%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a33M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a311M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a03%\u00a0(526) of all reports but\u00a051.8%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.9k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in Wales came from\u00a030-39 year oldsat\u00a05%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a050-59 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a34.3M(20.3%).<\/p>\n

90-99 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a325.8k\u00a0(12 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

377(5%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in Wales.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a33.4M(13.7%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a38.9kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in Wales.<\/p>\n

2%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies.<\/p>\n

4%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Consumer\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.3M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a035.8%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a32Min losses.\u00a03.2%\u00a0were for\u00a0Public Sector fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a323.8k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in Wales came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a326.1k.<\/p>\n

Cyber crime statistics from in Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the stats for Northern Ireland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

6kreports of cyber-enabled crime in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a313.8Mof reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.8kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime in Northern Ireland overall.<\/p>\n

Consumer fraudhad the highest reports of cyber-enabled crime at\u00a02k, which equated to\u00a09%\u00a0of all reports.<\/p>\n

\u00a36.4Mof reported financial losses came directly from\u00a0Investment fraud, equating to\u00a03%\u00a0of the total losses.<\/p>\n

It also had the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a320.7k.<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cyber crime statistics for individuals were:<\/p>\n

4k(94.6%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from individuals in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a312M(87.2%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a33.5kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for individuals in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

6%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from individuals came from\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a33.3M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a015.1%\u00a0were for\u00a0Advance Fee fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.1Min losses.\u00a010%\u00a0were for\u00a0Banking fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.1M\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

Highest reported financial loss for individuals came from\u00a0Investment fraudat\u00a0\u00a36.2M. Investment fraud accounted for\u00a09%\u00a0(307) of all reports but\u00a04%\u00a0of reported financial losses, making it the highest average reported financial loss per individual at\u00a0\u00a320.1k.<\/p>\n

The highest number of reports based on age in Northern Ireland came from\u00a020-29 year oldsat\u00a05%.<\/p>\n

The highest financial losses came from\u00a050-59 year olds, at\u00a0\u00a33.3M(27.3%).<\/p>\n

70-79 year oldshad the highest average reported financial loss per report at\u00a0\u00a37.1k\u00a0(210 reports).<\/p>\n

Organisations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For organisations, this was:<\/p>\n

194(5.4%) reports of cyber-enabled crime from organisations in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.8M(12.8%) of reported financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u00a39kwas the average reported financial loss per report of cyber-enabled crime for organisations in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

8%of businesses were\u00a0Limited companies.<\/p>\n

1%\u00a0of reported cyber-enabled crime from organisations were\u00a0Banking\u00a0related, resulting in\u00a0\u00a31.1M\u00a0in reported losses.\u00a025.8%\u00a0were for\u00a0Consumer fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a320.5Min losses.\u00a01.5%\u00a0were for\u00a0Corporate fraud, resulting in\u00a0\u00a3302k\u00a0in losses.<\/p>\n

The highest average reported financial loss per organisation in Northern Ireland came from\u00a0Investment fraud, which stood at\u00a0\u00a3205k.<\/p>\n

About the data<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Based on a rolling 12 months of data from Action Fraud. The data is extracted from the NFIB Fraud and Cyber Crime dashboard. Only ‘cyber-enabled’ fraud and cyber crime offences amounting to a crime under the Home Office Crime Recording rules are included.<\/p>\n

Cyber-enabled crimes are traditional crimes, which can be increased in their scale or reach by use of computers, computer networks or other forms of IT.
\nInformation reports and crimes reported directly from partner agencies and industry are not included at this time and will account for differences to Office for National Statistics figures for fraud offences in the same period. For more information relating to different types of fraud and cyber crime please see the\u00a0Action Fraud and NFIB A-Z of fraud section<\/a>\u00a0on the Action Fraud website.<\/p>\n

Limitations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Data is based on victim selection during the reporting process and this has not been verified.<\/p>\n

Losses are based on loss amounts as reported in Action Fraud recorded crimes and these have not been verified. Where possible, efforts have been made to review losses reported in excess of \u00a3500k but further investigation may be required to determine if loss amounts are a true reflection of the financial impact of the reported crime. Extreme outliers have been removed to limit data skew.<\/p>\n

Region breakdown<\/p>\n

Data from the regions is produced from the following police forces:<\/p>\n