This bulletin presents findings from the 2023 Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) which examines the extent of crime against businesses in England and Wales. The survey covers crime experienced by businesses, the impacts of crime, experience and perceptions of the police, crime prevention measures, and experiences of anti-social behaviour.

The CVS is a premises-based survey where a sample of business premises are asked questions relating to their experiences of crime during the previous 12 months. Interviews for the 2023 CVS were conducted between August 2023 and November 2023.

The CVS was first run as a standalone survey in 1994 and 2002 and has since run annually from 2012 to the 2023 CVS, with a break in 2019 and 2020 due to a re-design of the survey and effects of COVID-19. Following consultation with users, the CVS was expanded to include all commercial business sectors in 2022. Prior to this a different selection of 3 or 4 business sectors were covered each year. The 2023 CVS is therefore the second year to cover all commercial business sectors.