crimes

bin raiding

looking through rubbish for bills or other paper containing detailed information

skimming

stealing credit/debit card numbers by using a special storage device when processing cards (to make illigal copies)

phishing

fraudulently gaining access to personal informationfrom financial institutions, telephone companies, or other sources

changing addresses

sending someonese’s billing statements to another location by completing a change of address form

stealing

taking wallets, mail and other items containing personal information without permission

pretexting

pretending to be a financial institution or company and sending spam or pop-up messages to get people to reveal personal information

abduction

the action of taking someone away by force or deception

actual bodily harm

minor injury, such as bruising, inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another, considered less serious than grievous bodily harm

aiding and abetting an offender

to assist someone in committing or to encourage someone to commit a crime

arson

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

assault

a violent physical or verbal attack

battery

an act of hitting or touching someone in a way that is meant to cause harm or injury

being equipped to steal

a possesion of item that is intended to use during burglary or theft

bigamy

marrying someone while already married to another person

blackmail

demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them

breach of the Official Secrets Act

unlawful disclosure of official information by government workers

breaking and entering

the crime of entering a building by force so as to commit burglary

bribery

the crime of giving someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want

burglary

illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

careless or reckless driving

a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage

commiting a breach of the peace

a criminal offense that violates the public peace or order

conspiracy

a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery

contempt of court

the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers

criminal damage (vandalism)

damage to a person's property that is illegal and is done on purpose

deception or fraud in order to obtain property, services or pecuniary advantage

dishonestly obtaining someone elses property

driving without a license or insurance

driving on a license that has been suspended or revoked

drug dealing

the activity of selling illegal drugs

drunk in charge / drink driving

Being drunk in charge of a vehicle

embezzlement

the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

espionage

the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

forgery

the action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

grevious bodily harm

serious physical injury inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another

handling stolen goods

Dishonestly receiving goods that one knows or believes to be stolen or undertaking, arranging, or assisting someone to retain, remove, or dispose of stolen goods

indecency

morally offensive behaviour

indecent assault

sexual assault that does not involve rape

infanticide

the crime of killing a child within a year of its birth

manslaughter

the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.

misuse of drugs

the use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines

money laundering

disguising financial assets so they can be used without detection of the illegal activity that produced them

murder

the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another

obscenity

material or acts which display or describe sexual activity in a manner appealing only to "prurient interest”

obstruction of the police

when a person "willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties

paedophilia

sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children

perjury

the offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath

perverting the course of justice

offence committed when a person prevents justice from being served on themselves or on another party

piracy

the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work

possessing something with intent to damage or destroy property

A person who has anything in his custody or under his control intending without lawful excuse to use it or cause or permit another to use it—

possesing weapons

possession of one or more weapons or dangerous instruments

racial abuse

any verbal, physical, written or visible abuse that is based on a person's race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, etc

rape

unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will

robbery

the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

sedition

language or behavior intended to persuade other people to oppose their government and change it

terrorism

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims

theft

the action or crime of stealing

treason

the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government

unlawful assembly

a meeting of three or more people likely to cause a breach of the peace or to endanger the public

wounding

causing physical injury