Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Perceived and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime: by crime type

Student answer (Band 6.5)

The bar chart compares the public perception of crime rates with actual crime stgatisstics for three specific categories (burglary, car crime, and violent crime) over two consecutive peiods: 2009/10 and 2010/11.

Overall, public perception of crime rates was significatly higher than the actual figures across all three categories in both timeframes. While the public believed that crime rates were decreasing slightly over the two periods, actual crime rates remaind consistently low and stable.

In terms of public perception, car crime was viewed as the most prevalent issue, standing at approximately 22% in 2009/10 before dropping to around 18% in 2009/11. Violent crime was perceived to be the second most common, decreasing marginally from about 17% to 16% over thev same timeframe. Burglary saw a similar mirror decline in public concern, dropping from roughly 15.5% to 13.5%.

In shark contrast, the actual crime rates for all three categories never exceeded 6% in either period. The actual rate of car crime remained inchanged at around 5.5% across both years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The student covers all parts of the task well, providing a clear summary of the main features and making appropriate comparisons between perceived and actual crime rates. The key trends—such as the stark contrast between high public concern and low actual crime figures, and the dominance of car crime in both perceptions and reality—are accurately reported. For example, the student correctly notes that car crime was viewed as the most prevalent issue and that actual rates never exceeded 6%. While there are a few minor numerical inaccuracies compared to the exact chart data (such as stating car crime dropped to 18% in '2009/11' instead of 2010/11, and slight discrepancies in percentages), these do not detract from a well-developed overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response features a clear overall progression, structured logically across four paragraphs. The introduction successfully paraphrases the prompt, followed by a strong overview paragraph that highlights the main trends. Cohesive devices are used adequately to guide the reader through the comparisons, such as 'Overall', 'In terms of public perception', and 'In shark contrast'. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, separating the introduction, overview, perception data, and actual crime data into distinct thematic blocks. Referencing and logical sequencing are generally sound, supporting easy navigation of the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate to sufficient range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'prevalent', 'consecutive periods', 'consistently low and stable', and 'mirror decline'. However, there are a few noticeable spelling and typographical errors, such as 'stgatisstics', 'peiods', 'significatly', 'remaind', and 'inchanged'. Additionally, there is a typographical slip in a year reference ('2009/11' instead of 2010/11) and a typo in a transition phrase ('shark contrast' instead of sharp contrast). Despite these errors, the vocabulary is appropriate for conveying the statistical information.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response exhibits a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including relative clauses and comparative constructions ('While the public believed that...', 'car crime was viewed as the most prevalent issue, standing at...'). Control of grammar is generally good, and punctuation is handled correctly. However, a few errors persist, including typographical mistakes and minor phrasing issues like 'overv thev same timeframe' (where typographical slips occurred). The majority of sentences remain error-free and communication is never impeded by these grammatical or mechanical slips.

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