Intimate Photographs or Films
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/009378/D
Version Date: 03/02/2026
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Source:
Force Crime Recording System Niche
Data Processing:
Qliksense Occurrence People Links (last 2 years) Report
Offence Description:
Disclose / threaten to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
Offences of sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film with intent
Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 66B (2) and 66B (3)
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent
Sexual Offences Act 2003 Sec 66B (1)
Disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress (recordable)
No date filters applied
Person Age at Time Committed: 18 or older
Data extracted to excel
Excel Filtered on Crimed Date: 31st January 2025 to 31st December 2025
Removed 9 records where the victim age was unknown
Caveats
Restricted Crimes Excluded
No Crimes / Cancelled Crimes Excluded
Occurrence People Links data is dependent on the recording of an individual being linked to a crime, there may be a small number of crimes where no individual is linked and these will not appear in the data.
Please confirm the numbers in relation to the following information, from the period 31 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, in respect of Sharing or threats to share intimate photographs or films under section 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, where the victim is aged 18 or older:
• Reported cases
• Arrests
• Outcomes
• No further action (with further detail if possible)
• Charges
• Other resolutions
Table 1: Recorded offences related to sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film where the victim was aged 18 or above. By offence Description and Outcome. |
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Outcome |
Sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film with intent |
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
Total |
1: Charged |
5 |
2 |
7 |
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
2 |
0 |
2 |
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
10 |
7 |
17 |
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
38 |
15 |
53 |
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
38 |
14 |
52 |
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
22 |
15 |
37 |
3: Adult caution |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8: Community resolution |
0 |
1 |
1 |
New |
20 |
13 |
33 |
Total |
138 |
70 |
208 |
Table 2: Arrests Linked to Occurrences. By Offence Description and Linked Arrest |
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Arrest Linked to Occurrence |
Sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film with intent |
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
Total |
No |
115 |
61 |
176 |
Yes |
23 |
9 |
32 |
Total |
138 |
70 |
208 |