Fraud levels have returned to pre-pandemic levels but remain sky high, according to estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
The CSEW estimated that there were 3.5m cases of fraud in the year to March. This was roughly equivalent to pre-pandemic levels, with the CSEW arguing the pandemic fraud spike was not a permanent trend.
https://www.cityam.com/number-of-fraud-cases-falls-from-pandemic-highs-but-remains-sky-high-at-3-5m/
