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English criminal law
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| Classes of crimes |
- Common law
- Indictable
- Either way
- Summary
- Regulatory
- Lesser included
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| Elements of crimes |
- Actus reus
- Causation
- Mens rea
- Intention (criminal law)
- Intention in English law
- Recklessness
- Criminal negligence
- Corporate / Vicarious / Strict liability
- Omissions
- Concurrence
- Ignorantia juris non excusat
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| Inchoate offences |
- Encouraging or assisting crime
- Conspiracy
- Accessory
- Attempt
- Common purpose
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| Defences |
- Self-defence
- Duress
- Necessity
- Marital coercion
- Consent
- Insanity
- Diminished responsibility
- Intoxication
- Category:Criminal defences
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| Offences against the person |
- Homicide (Murder / Manslaughter / Corporate manslaughter / Infanticide)
- Child destruction
- Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Common assault
- Battery
- Kidnapping
- False imprisonment
- Harassment
- Offences against the Person Act 1861
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| Sexual offences |
- Rape
- Sexual assault
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
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| Public order offences |
- Riot
- Violent disorder
- Affray
- Fear or provocation of violence
- Intentional harassment, alarm or distress
- Harassment, alarm or distress
- Public Order Act 1986
- Nuisance
- Public nuisance
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| Offences against property |
- Dishonesty
- Burglary
- Robbery
- Theft
- Taken Without Owner's Consent (TWOC)
- Deception
- Handling stolen goods
- Blackmail
- Computer crime
- Theft Act 1968
- Theft Act 1978
- Fraud Act 2006
- Criminal damage
- Conspiracy to defraud
- Webcam blackmail
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| Forgery, personation and cheating |
- Forgery
- Cheating the public revenue
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| Offences against justice |
- Bribery
- Perjury
- Perverting the course of justice
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| Other common law areas |
- Contract
- Tort
- Property
- Wills
- Trusts and estates
- Evidence
- See also Criminal procedure
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- History
- Law of England and Wales portal
- Criminal justice portal
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