Sexual Offences in Schools

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/26/010212/D

Version Date: 04/08/2026

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information:

Data Caveats/Limitations:

If an offence code does not appear in the data table, there were no offences found for that code.

Data is for the number of reported offences and may not relate to the number of victims.

The MO Location is manually selected by an Officer and therefore may be missing or subjective.

It should also be noted with regards to the 'sexual offences at schools’ data, that the figures are for all offences recorded as being on school premises but may not all necessarily involve pupils at the school or be during school hours.

Please would you let me know in writing if you hold information of the following description, relating to sexual offences recorded in schools:
For the following years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025:

1) The total number of reports received by the constabulary for the crimes listed below that have taken place in schools in the area covered by the force:

Home Office code  Offence category   Offence
017/13            17A Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over      Assault on a male by penetration
017/14            17B Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13           Assault on a male child under 13 by penetration
017/15            17A Sexual Assault on a Male aged 13 and over      Sexual assault on a male
017/16            17B Sexual Assault on a Male Child under 13           Sexual assault on a male child under 13
019/07            19D Rape of a Female Child under 16  Rape of a female aged under 16
019/07            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Rape of a female aged under 16
019/08            19C Rape of a Female aged 16 and over         Rape of a female aged 16 or over
019/08            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Rape of a female aged 16 or over
019/09            19G Rape of a Male Child under 16      Rape of a male aged under 16
019/09            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Rape of a male aged under 16
019/10            19F Rape of a Male aged 16 and over  Rape of a male aged 16 or over
019/10            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Rape of a male aged 16 or over
019/11            19D Rape of a Female Child under 16  Attempted rape of a female aged under 16
019/11            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Attempted rape of a female aged under 16
019/12            19C Rape of a Female aged 16 and over         Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over
019/12            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over
019/13            19G Rape of a Male Child under 16      Attempted rape of a male aged under 16
019/13            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Attempted rape of a male aged under 16
019/14            19F Rape of a Male aged 16 and over  Attempted rape of a male aged 16 or over
019/14            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Attempted rape of a male aged 16 or over
019/16            19E Rape of a Female Child under 13  Rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/16            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/17            19H Rape of a Male Child under 13       Rape of a male child under 13 by a male
019/17            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Rape of a male child under 13 by a male
019/18            19E Rape of a Female Child under 13  Attempted rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/18            19J Rape of a female - multiple undefined offenders          Attempted rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/19            19H Rape of a Male Child under 13       Attempted rape of a male child under 13 by a male
019/19            19K Rape of a male - multiple undefined offenders Attempted rape of a male child under 13 by a male
020/03            20A Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 or over    Assault on a female by penetration
020/04            20B Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13      Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration
020/05            20A Sexual Assault on a Female aged 13 or over    Sexual assault on a female
020/06            20B Sexual Assault on a Female Child under 13      Sexual assault of a female child under 13
021/02            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Female child penetration
021/03            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Female child - no penetration
021/04            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Male child penetration
021/05            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Male child - no penetration
021/10            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 by an offender over 18 years old
021/11            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act - Offender aged 18 or over
021/12            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Sexual activity with a child under 13 - Female child penetration - Offender under 18
021/13            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Sexual activity with a child under 13 - Male child penetration - Offender under 18
021/14            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Female child penetration- Offender under 18
021/15            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Male child - Offender under 18
021/16            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 - Offender under 18
021/17            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act - Offender aged under 18
021/22            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Sexual activity with a child under 13 - Female child - no penetration - Offender under 18
021/23            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Sexual activity with a child under 13 - Male child - no penetration - Offender under 18
021/24            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Female child - no penetration - Offender under 18
021/25            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - Male child - no penetration - Offender under 18
021/26            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Arrange / facilitate the rape / assault by penetration of a child under 13
021/27            21 Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13           Arrange / facilitate commission of offence of cause / incite child under 13 to engage in sexual activity - penetration
022/02            22A Causing Sexual Activity without Consent         Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent - Female person
022/03            22A Causing Sexual Activity without Consent         Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent - Male person
022/04            22A Causing Sexual Activity without Consent         Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent - Female person - no penetration
022/05            22A Causing Sexual Activity without Consent         Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent - Male person - no penetration
022/06            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Female child penetration
022/07            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Male child penetration
022/08            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Female child penetration
022/09            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Male child
022/10            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16
022/11            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing a child under 16 to watch a sexual act
022/12            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Female child penetration - Offender under 18
022/13            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Male child penetration - Offender under 18
022/14            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Female child penetration- Offender under 18
022/15            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Male child penetration - Offender under 18
022/16            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 16 - Offender under 16
022/17            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing a child under 16 to watch a sexual act - Offender under 18
022/18            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Female child - no penetration
022/19            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Male child - no penetration
022/20            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Female child - no penetration
022/21            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Male child -no penetration
022/22            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Female child - no penetration - Offender under 18
022/23            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Male child - no penetration - Offender under 18
022/24            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Female child - no penetration - Offender under 18
022/25            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Causing or inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity - Male child -no penetration - Offender under 18
022/26            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Arrange / facilitate sexual activity with a child / incite a child to engage - penetration
022/30            22B Sexual Activity involving a Child under 16        Arrange / facilitate a sexual offence committed by a child / young person

071/01            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Arrange / facilitate sexual activity in the presence of a child / cause a child to watch a sexual act

071/02            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Female child under 13
071/03            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Male child under 13
071/04            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Female child under 16 - no penetration
071/05            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Male child under 16 - no penetration
071/06            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Female child under 18
071/07            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Male child under 18
071/08            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Cause or incite the sexual exploitation of a child - Child 13 - 17
071/09            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Controlling a child subject to sexual exploitation - Child 13 - 17
071/10            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child - Child 13 - 17
071/11            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Cause or incite the sexual exploitation of a child - Child under 13
071/12            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Controlling a child subject to sexual exploitation - Child under 13
071/13            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child - Child under 13
071/14            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Female child under 16
071/15            71 Abuse of Children through Sexual Exploitation  Paying for the sexual services of a child - Male child under 16

071/17            88A Sexual Grooming       Engage in sexual communication with a child
073/07            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child - Female child aged 13 - 17
073/08            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child - Male child aged 13 - 17
073/09            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity - Female child aged 13 - 17
073/10            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity - Male child aged 13 - 17
073/11            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child. Offender 18 or over - Child aged 13 - 17
073/12            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual activity. Offender 18 or over - Child aged 13 - 17
073/13            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child - Female child under 13
073/14            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child - Male child under 13
073/15            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity - Female child under 13
073/16            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity - Male child under 13
073/17            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child. Offender 18 or over - Child under 13
073/18            73 Abuse of Position of Trust of a Sexual Nature    Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual activity. Offender 18 or over - Child under 13

If you could kindly break down each crime by year