Overview
- A newspaper investigation reported that of 184,783 burglary cases closed in 2025, police found no suspect in about 143,000 and suspects in roughly 27,500 cases were not prosecuted.
- The reports identified London as a hotspot, naming Colindale as the worst area with 131 investigations and none solved, with parts of Leeds, Basingstoke and Stevenage also recording no convictions.
- The data showed about half of the unsolved cases were shut within a month, which points to little follow-up in many files.
- About 45,000 burglary investigations remain open, so the final picture could shift as police update outcomes.
- After the Shadow Home Secretary called the results totally unacceptable, the Home Office said it will set up a National Police Service and return 3,000 neighbourhood officers by spring to refocus local policing on burglary.