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What a Burglary Costs You

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What a burglary costs you

£1,180 of yours. About £300 to them.

What an average home burglary takes from a household, and what it’s worth to the burglar.

£1,180average value of property stolenHome Office, 2015/16 prices
£320average damage left behindHome Office, 2015/16 prices
£90average value recoveredHome Office, 2015/16 prices
£5,930full cost of one home burglary to victims and societyIncludes emotional harm, police and courts

What it’s worth to the burglar

Stolen goods are usually sold on quickly for a quarter to a third of what they’re worth. So the average £1,180 taken from a home becomes roughly £300 to £390 in the burglar’s pocket. Cash and bank cards are the exception.

What no figure counts: the family jewellery, the photos, and the feeling that your home isn’t safe any more. The Home Office’s £5,930 includes an estimate for that harm, which is why it is so much higher than the value of what’s taken.

All Home Office figures are in 2015/16 prices; today’s values are higher.

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Figures last checked: 3 November 2026. We update these pages every quarter when new official figures are published.
Sources: Home Office – Economic and social costs of crime (2018) · Research review on stolen-goods markets (RIT)