Rascasse Audience Intelligence

True crime Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about True crime in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. True crime has an estimated audience of 3,130,136 people in United Kingdom.

The average True crime fan in United Kingdom is 45.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, North West, South East.

Top brand affinities include Harlan Coben, Pets, Hawes, with strongest over-indexing on Harlan Coben (6.35× the country average).

Demographically, the True crime audience skews more female with an average age of 45.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Community Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical True crime fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 45.0 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Harlan Coben.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic · Subtype: Movie genre

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the True crime profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
3.1M
in United Kingdom
Gender
64.2%
35.8% male
Age
45.0
average years
Country rank
#2362
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of True crime fans

64.2% are female, 35.8% are male, average age 45.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

64.2%
Female
35.8%
Male
Demographic split for True crime audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female64.2%
Male35.8%
Average age45.0
Estimated audience size3,130,136
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.0
average years
Age distribution of the True crime audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2917%
30-3920%
40-4922%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

8.8%

of the worldwide True crime audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for True crime
CountryShare
United States54.5%
United Kingdom8.8%
Canada3.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the True crime audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

True crime fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~400K1.31×
02East of England~300K1.09×
03East Midlands~200K1.07×
04Northern Ireland~100K1.04×
05Scotland~300K1.00×
06South West~300K1.00×
07South East~400K0.99×
08Wales~200K0.99×
09Greater London~400K0.98×
10North East~100K0.98×
11England~2.5M0.94×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~200K0.83×
13West Midlands~100K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the True crime audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for True crime audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HawesTravel & Leisure29.49×
02Harlan CobenLiterature6.35×
03Radio TimesMusic & Radio4.30×
04Olivia ColmanMovies & TV3.90×
05True DetectiveMovies & TV2.90×
06Crime fictionLiterature2.90×
07The Gilded AgeMovies & TV2.63×
08ITV (TV channel)Movies & TV2.56×
09Dick Van DykeMovies & TV2.45×
10BBC iPlayerMovies & TV2.14×
11Drama moviesMovies & TV2.06×
12Katie PriceFashion & Accessoires2.03×
13WaterstonesLiterature1.88×
14PetsPets & Animals1.63×
15BooksLiterature1.63×
16WomanKids & Family1.63×
17CultureLiterature1.59×
18FriendshipKids & Family1.56×
19MatalanShopping1.55×
20Harry PotterMovies & TV1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the True crime audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by True crime audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.37×
Community OrientationOPEN1.34×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.34×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by True crime audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.75×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.78×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does True crime have in United Kingdom?

True crime has an estimated audience of 3,130,136 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and North West.

02

What is the gender split and age of True crime fans?

64.2% of True crime fans are female, 35.8% are male, with an average age of 45.0 years.

03

Which brands do True crime fans like most?

True crime fans show strongest brand affinity for Harlan Coben (6.35×), Pets (1.63×), and Hawes (29.49×) over the country average.

04

Where do True crime fans live in United Kingdom?

True crime fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~2.5M), North West (reach ~400K), and South East (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do True crime fans also like?

Beyond True crime itself, the audience over-indexes on Pets (1.63×), Hawes (29.49×), Drama movies (2.06×), and Culture (1.59×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for True crime. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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