Sexual offences
12th August 2025
Our Ref: FOI2025/06155
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/06155
I write in connection with your request for information received on 15th July. I note you seek access to the following information:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you disclose the following information:
Q1. The number of rape and sexual offences recorded in the past three years? (Broken down by financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)
Q1a) Can these be broken down by type of sexual offence and by age group of victims? (Broken down by the same years as above)
1b) Of those, how many people were charged? (Broken down by the same years as above)
1c) Can this be broken down by location (where the offence took place)? (Broken down by the same years as above)
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Response - Following enquiries within the Constabulary please see our response below.
Q1.
|
Sexual Offences - by Type (Broad) |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|
Other Sexual Offence |
738 |
732 |
912 |
2382 |
|
Rape |
868 |
783 |
906 |
2557 |
|
Sexual Assault |
1051 |
919 |
987 |
2957 |
|
Total |
2657 |
2434 |
2805 |
7896 |
Q1a.
|
Victim Age (grouped) |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|
17 and under |
1235 |
981 |
1074 |
3290 |
|
18 to 29 |
595 |
579 |
674 |
1848 |
|
30 to 39 |
342 |
333 |
406 |
1081 |
|
40 to 49 |
168 |
175 |
250 |
593 |
|
50 to 59 |
99 |
103 |
99 |
301 |
|
60 to 69 |
24 |
35 |
36 |
95 |
|
70 and over |
32 |
31 |
16 |
79 |
|
Victim Not Added or Age Not Present |
184 |
209 |
256 |
649 |
|
Total |
2679 |
2446 |
2811 |
7936 |
|
Victim Age (grouped, by Crime Type) |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|
Other Sexual Offence |
760 |
743 |
917 |
2420 |
|
17 and under |
436 |
356 |
385 |
1177 |
|
18 to 29 |
63 |
94 |
139 |
296 |
|
30 to 39 |
39 |
46 |
80 |
165 |
|
40 to 49 |
30 |
31 |
58 |
119 |
|
50 to 59 |
22 |
27 |
26 |
75 |
|
60 to 69 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
26 |
|
70 and over |
12 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
|
Victim Not Added or Age Not Present |
151 |
174 |
216 |
541 |
|
Rape |
868 |
783 |
907 |
2558 |
|
17 and under |
292 |
235 |
267 |
794 |
|
18 to 29 |
279 |
256 |
291 |
826 |
|
30 to 39 |
165 |
146 |
179 |
490 |
|
40 to 49 |
73 |
85 |
105 |
263 |
|
50 to 59 |
38 |
31 |
35 |
104 |
|
60 to 69 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
25 |
|
70 and over |
5 |
10 |
6 |
21 |
|
Victim Not Added or Age Not Present |
14 |
9 |
12 |
35 |
|
Sexual Assault |
1051 |
920 |
987 |
2958 |
|
17 and under |
507 |
390 |
422 |
1319 |
|
18 to 29 |
253 |
229 |
244 |
726 |
|
30 to 39 |
138 |
141 |
147 |
426 |
|
40 to 49 |
65 |
59 |
87 |
211 |
|
50 to 59 |
39 |
45 |
38 |
122 |
|
60 to 69 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
44 |
|
70 and over |
15 |
16 |
6 |
37 |
|
Victim Not Added or Age Not Present |
19 |
26 |
28 |
73 |
|
Total |
2679 |
2446 |
2811 |
7936 |
Q1b.
|
Charged Suspect Numbers |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|
Other Sexual Offence |
92 |
128 |
135 |
355 |
|
Rape |
50 |
36 |
23 |
109 |
|
Sexual Assault |
73 |
57 |
35 |
165 |
|
Total |
215 |
221 |
193 |
629 |
Q1c.
|
By Area (District) |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|
CAMBRIDGE CITY |
427 |
393 |
419 |
1239 |
|
CAMBS PLACEHOLDER BCU |
106 |
107 |
101 |
314 |
|
EAST CAMBS |
199 |
155 |
192 |
546 |
|
FENLAND |
341 |
327 |
300 |
968 |
|
HUNTINGDON |
427 |
402 |
484 |
1313 |
|
PETERBOROUGH |
924 |
795 |
973 |
2692 |
|
SOUTH CAMBS |
233 |
255 |
336 |
824 |
|
Total |
2657 |
2434 |
2805 |
7896 |
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.