Crime, Justice, Police

Three quarters of Britons expect large-scale public unrest in 2026.

87% of Britons believe crime and anti-social behaviour is a "big problem" in the UK as a whole – up from 79% in June. This falls to 40% when people speak of their local area.

While Labour leads as the party seen as most likely to achieve its missions to improve the NHS and break down barriers to opportunity, Reform UK leads on “taking back our streets”, and the Greens on clean energy.

79% of Britons believe crime and anti-social behaviour is a "big problem" in the UK as a whole. This falls to 37% when people speak of their local area.

Drawing on 8 MRP models, we explore satisfaction with public services across the UK with interactive maps that enable you to explore satisfaction with a range of public services by local authority.

Ipsos’ annual ‘Understanding Society’ report “Putting the Place into Public Services” utilises 8 MRP (Multilevel Regression and Poststratification) models to understand public perceptions of key services in every local authority area across the UK, including health services, policing, public transport, and education, as well as housing, jobs, and overall quality of life and community cohesion.

Over half of Britons (59%) believe shoplifting has increased in their local area in the past 12 months.

New research from Ipsos, conducted on behalf of London Councils tracks Londoners’ perceptions of key issues facing London as well as attitudes towards a number of key policy areas, including housing, crime, employment and devolution.

A new Ipsos survey reveals that the British public are divided on Labour's plan to address overcrowding in prisons, with a significant majority expressing concern over the state of the criminal justice system.