Rape and Sexual Assault Charges
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/010113/B
Version Date: 13/07/2026
The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Data Limitations:
The number of Suspect or Offenders is provided as unique individuals per financial year, meaning an individual could be present in across different years within a table, or present within the same year, both in the Rape tables and the Sexual Assault tables.
Sexual Assault offences have been defined by the offence descriptions "Sexual assault on a female" and "Sexual assault on a male".
Principal Crime Rule applies.
Could you let me know please:
1. The total number of suspects charged with rape in each of the financial years 2025/26, 2024/25, 2023/24 (three separate figures)
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Year |
Grand Total |
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Rape Crimes per financial year. |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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108 |
181 |
126 |
415 |
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- The total number of suspects charged with sexual assault in each of the financial years 2025/26, 2024/25, 2023/24 (three separate figures).
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Sexual Assault Crimes per financial year. |
Year |
Grand Total |
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2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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75 |
112 |
108 |
295 |
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- The totals for 1) and 2) broken down by nationalities of the suspects charged
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Rape Crimes per financial year. |
Year |
Grand Total |
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Nationality |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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Cameroon |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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England |
2 |
10 |
12 |
24 |
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Eritrea; Other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Germany |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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India |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Iraq |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Ireland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Kuwait |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Nigeria |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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Other |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Pakistan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Poland |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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Romania |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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Turkey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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UK |
95 |
146 |
103 |
344 |
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UK; England |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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UK; Other |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Unknown |
3 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
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Wales |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Not Recorded |
3 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
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Grand Total |
108 |
181 |
126 |
415 |
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Sexual Assault Crimes per financial year. |
Year |
Grand Total |
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Nationality |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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Afghanistan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Bulgaria |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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England |
2 |
9 |
10 |
21 |
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India |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Iran, Islamic republic of |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Iraq |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Nigeria |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Northern Ireland |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Other |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Pakistan |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Poland |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
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Portugal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Sierra Leone |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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South Africa |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Sudan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Tunisia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Turkey |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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UK |
58 |
84 |
83 |
225 |
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UK; England |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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UK; Other |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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UK; Poland |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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UK; United States of America |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Wales |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Not Recorded |
5 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
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Grand Total |
75 |
112 |
108 |
295 |
- The totals for 1) and 2) broken down by the ethnicities of the suspects charged
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Rape Crimes per financial year. |
Year |
Grand Total |
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Self-defined Ethnicity |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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Any other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Any other Asian background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Any other Black background |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Any other mixed |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
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Any other white background |
1 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Arab |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Asian Indian inc Asian British |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Black African inc Black British |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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Black Caribbean inc Black British |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Not stated |
9 |
16 |
4 |
29 |
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White British |
90 |
149 |
110 |
349 |
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White Irish |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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White Roma |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
108 |
181 |
126 |
415 |
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The number of unique suspects or offenders in Sexual Assault Crimes per financial year. |
Year |
Grand Total |
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Self-defined Ethnicity |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
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Any other |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Any other Asian background |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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Any other Black background |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
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Any other mixed |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Any other white background |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
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Arab |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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Asian Indian inc Asian British |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Asian Pakistani inc Asian British |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Black African inc Black British |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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Black Caribbean inc Black British |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Not stated |
6 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
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White British |
60 |
95 |
89 |
244 |
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White Roma |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Not Recorded |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
75 |
112 |
108 |
295 |
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