Police recorded crime: transferred or cancelled records

Police record some crimes which are subsequently transferred or cancelled, where it is judged that a crime did not take place, or was recorded in error. The Home Office Counting Rules (HOCR) set out circumstances under which a crime report may be transferred or cancelled. These include situations where a crime is considered to have been recorded in error or where, having been recorded, additional verifiable information becomes available that determines that no crime was committed (for further information see the ‘general rules’ section of the HOCR)