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Secure Access CSEW data
In addition to the main survey, a series of questions covering drinking behaviour, drug use, self-offending, gangs and personal security, and intimate personal violence (IPV) (including stalking and sexual victimisation) are asked of adults via a laptop-based self-completion module (questions may vary over the years). Children aged 10-15 years also complete a separate self-completion questionnaire. The questionnaires are included in the main documentation, but the data are only available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7280), not with the main study. In addition, from 2011 onwards, lower-level geographic variables are also available under Secure Access conditions (see SN 7311).
New methodology for capping the number of incidents from 2017-18
The CSEW datasets available from 2017-18 onwards are based on a new methodology of capping the number of incidents at the 98th percentile. Incidence variables names have remained consistent with previously supplied data but due to the fact they are based on the new 98th percentile cap, and old datasets are not, comparability has been lost with years prior to 2012-2013. More information can be found in the 2017-18 User Guide (see SN 8464) and the article ‘Improving victimisation estimates derived from the Crime Survey for England and Wales’.
From January 2019, all releases of crime statistics using CSEW data adopted a new methodology for measuring repeat victimisation (moving from a cap of 5 in the number of repeat incidents to tracking the 98th percentile value for major crime types).
To maintain a consistent approach across historic data, all datasets back to 2001 have been revised to the new methodology. The change affects all incident data and related fields. A “bolt-on” version of the data has been created for the 2001/02 to 2011/12 datasets. This “bolt-on” dataset contains only...","sameAs":"http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7252-3","keywords":["ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE","ADOLESCENTS","ADVICE","AGE","AGGRESSIVENESS","ATTITUDES","BICYCLES","BURGLARY","CAR PARKING AREAS","CHILDREN","CHRONIC ILLNESS","CLUBS","COSTS","CRIME AND SECURITY","CRIME PREVENTION","CRIME VICTIMS","CRIMINAL DAMAGE","CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION","CRIMINALS","CULTURAL GOODS","DAMAGE","DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS","DISCIPLINE","DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES","ECONOMIC ACTIVITY","ECONOMIC VALUE","EMERGENCY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES","EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES","EMPLOYEES","EMPLOYMENT","ETHNIC GROUPS","FAMILIES","FAMILY MEMBERS","FEAR","FEAR OF CRIME","FINANCIAL COMPENSATION","FINANCIAL RESOURCES","GENDER","HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD","HEALTH","HOME OWNERSHIP","HOSPITALIZATION","HOUSEHOLD HEAD'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY","HOUSEHOLD HEAD'S OCCUPATION","HOUSEHOLDS","HOUSING TENURE","INDUSTRIES","INJURIES","INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION","INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT","HARASSMENT","JUVENILE DELINQUENCY","LANDLORDS","LAW ENFORCEMENT","LEGAL PROCEDURE","LOCKS","MARITAL STATUS","MEDICAL CARE","NEIGHBOURHOODS","EXPOSURE TO NOISE","OFFENCES","PERSONAL CONTACT","PERSONAL FASHION GOODS","PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS","POLICING","POLICE OFFICERS","POLICE SERVICES","PUBLIC HOUSES","QUALIFICATIONS","QUALITY OF LIFE","ETHNIC CONFLICT","RECIDIVISM","REFUSE","RENTED ACCOMMODATION","RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY","RESPONSIBILITY","RISK","ROBBERY","PERSONAL SAFETY","SECURITY SYSTEMS","SELF-EMPLOYED","SOCIAL ACTIVITIES (LEISURE)","SOCIAL HOUSING","SOCIAL SUPPORT","STUDENTS","THEFT","TRAINING COURSES","UNEMPLOYMENT","UNWAGED WORKERS","VAGRANTS","ASSAULT","VISITS (PERSONAL)","VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS","WEAPONS","HOURS OF WORK","WORKPLACE","CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM","COMPUTERS","CULTURAL IDENTITY","COMMUNITIES","COMMUNITY ACTION","COMMUNITY BEHAVIOUR","EVERYDAY LIFE","ONLINE SHOPPING","ELECTRONIC MAIL","LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES","SOCIAL PARTICIPATION","NEIGHBOURS","YOUTH","INTERNET ACCESS","DRINKING BEHAVIOUR","COUNSELLING","INTERNET USE","BINGE DRINKING","UNDERAGE DRINKING","SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS","CANNABIS","MOBILE PHONES","FRIENDS","PUBLIC TRANSPORT","EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE","ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR","BULLYING","EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL","YOUTH EMPLOYMENT","YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT","YOUTH GANGS","YOUTH CULTURE","YOUTH CRIME","TRUANCY","LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES","EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT","STUDENT BEHAVIOUR","SCHOOL DISCIPLINE","PARENTS","SIBLINGS","GUNS","TERRORIST ACTS","CREDIT CARD USE","FRAUD","FINANCIAL CRIME","ROAD SAFETY","ONLINE SERVICES","DRUG-RELATED CRIME","ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIME","SMARTPHONES","DIGITAL GAMES","AUDIO EQUIPMENT","RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION","PREJUDICE","COMPUTER SECURITY"],"variableMeasured":"National, Individuals","measurementTechnique":"Face-to-face interview, Self-completion, Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) was used.","identifier":"10.5255/UKDA-SN-7252-3","creator":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Office for National Statistics"}],"temporalCoverage":"2011-03-31/2012-03-01","spatialCoverage":"England and Wales","datePublished":"2013-03-27","dateModified":"2025-04-02"}