Coercive control offences and outcomes
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/009332/P
Version Date: 22/01/2026
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
1) How many offences have there been of 008/67 (Home Office Code) reported between January 1st, 2020, to December 30th, 2025?
2) Please can you provide the outcome for each of these reported offences?
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Count of Controlling and Coercive Behaviour offences by Outcome |
Year |
Grand Total |
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|
Outcome Subgroup |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Charged/Summonsed |
20 |
17 |
30 |
29 |
35 |
23 |
154 |
|
Diversionary, educational or intervention activity |
12 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
|
Evidential difficulties (suspect identified: victim supports action) |
240 |
162 |
253 |
220 |
241 |
295 |
1411 |
|
Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action) |
208 |
266 |
342 |
352 |
405 |
435 |
2008 |
|
Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
10 |
61 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
110 |
|
Investigation Ongoing |
3 |
3 |
8 |
33 |
70 |
217 |
334 |
|
Out-of-court (formal) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
|
Out-of-court (informal) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest |
14 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
6 |
80 |
|
Victim is aware that further action will be undertaken by another body/agency |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
510 |
534 |
681 |
667 |
780 |
987 |
4159 |
3) Please can you also provide the gender of the victim and the accused, i.e. male or female?
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Victim Gender by Year |
Year |
Grand Total |
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|
Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Female |
448 |
467 |
583 |
544 |
624 |
794 |
3460 |
|
Male |
54 |
54 |
73 |
86 |
110 |
148 |
525 |
|
Unknown |
5 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
|
Grand Total |
507 |
524 |
661 |
640 |
740 |
949 |
4021 |
|
Suspect Gender by Year |
Year |
Grand Total |
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|
Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Female |
50 |
61 |
74 |
102 |
115 |
173 |
575 |
|
Male |
411 |
425 |
540 |
480 |
574 |
721 |
3151 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
462 |
486 |
616 |
584 |
694 |
898 |
3740 |
|
Offender Gender by Year |
Year |
Grand Total |
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|
Gender |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Female |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
Male |
32 |
28 |
34 |
55 |
56 |
51 |
256 |
|
Grand Total |
33 |
28 |
36 |
56 |
59 |
52 |
264 |
4) Please can the data be provided in an excel spreadsheet, broken down year by year, under the specific offence code, i.e. 2020, 008/67 (engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship)?