Annual deaths during or following police contact report - 2025/26

Each year, we publish data showing how many people have died after contact with the police. Our report provides a definitive set of figures for England and Wales. It gives an overview of the nature and circumstances of these deaths.

You can read our news release on the latest statistics and also read our death statistics report in a plain text format.

Below you can read the following publications:

• Our statistics on deaths during or following police contact (PDF format), and the associated data tables (ODS format)
• Our time series tables (ODS format) show data on gender, age and ethnicity of the deceased and the police force area by death category since 2004/05 to 2025/26. The time series tables are also available as a PDF.
• Our 'Use of force' tables provide a breakdown of deaths during or following police contact involving use of force that occurred in 2025/26.