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Sexual offences by police force area, England and Wales

Official statistics, not accredited

Sexual offences recorded by each police force in England and Wales in the latest year and the year before, from the ONS's police force area tables.

England and Wales

218,994

Year ending June 2026

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTC
Sexual offences by police force area, England and Wales
  • Year ending June 2026
  • Year ending June 2025
010k20k30kMetropolitan Police28,27527,062Greater Manchester12,74212,061West Midlands12,52011,576West Yorkshire10,55310,873Avon and Somerset7,5137,658Thames Valley7,3217,115Hampshire7,0957,210Devon and Cornwall6,6816,946Kent6,6746,745Essex6,2356,029Lancashire6,0365,828South Yorkshire5,9215,444Sussex5,9115,976Northumbria5,7685,626Merseyside5,1504,669South Wales4,7004,417Staffordshire4,4903,808Nottinghamshire4,4654,140Cheshire4,1694,154West Mercia4,1323,867Derbyshire4,0613,776Leicestershire4,0153,912Norfolk3,4103,241Humberside3,3773,368Hertfordshire3,2783,065Cambridgeshire3,0862,842Cleveland3,0582,778Northamptonshire3,0243,029Lincolnshire2,8252,670Surrey2,8102,889Suffolk2,6632,463Durham2,5522,297North Wales2,5512,405Wiltshire2,4192,224Gwent2,3932,111Bedfordshire2,2772,227North Yorkshire2,2652,061Dorset2,2552,269British Transport Police2,2242,255Gloucestershire2,1962,086Dyfed-Powys2,0471,801Warwickshire1,9151,871Cumbria1,8021,788London, City of140195

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

56 rows

AreaYear ending June 2026Year ending June 2025
Metropolitan Police E2300000128,27527,062
Greater Manchester E2300000512,74212,061
West Midlands E2300001412,52011,576
West Yorkshire E2300001010,55310,873
Avon and Somerset E230000367,5137,658
Thames Valley E230000297,3217,115
Hampshire E230000307,0957,210
Devon and Cornwall E230000356,6816,946
Kent E230000326,6746,745
Essex E230000286,2356,029
Lancashire E230000036,0365,828
South Yorkshire E230000115,9215,444
Sussex E230000335,9115,976
Northumbria E230000075,7685,626
Merseyside E230000045,1504,669
South Wales W150000034,7004,417
Staffordshire E230000154,4903,808
Nottinghamshire E230000194,4654,140
Cheshire E230000064,1694,154
West Mercia E230000164,1323,867
Derbyshire E230000184,0613,776
Leicestershire E230000214,0153,912
Norfolk E230000243,4103,241
Humberside E230000123,3773,368
Hertfordshire E230000273,2783,065
Cambridgeshire E230000233,0862,842
Cleveland E230000133,0582,778
Northamptonshire E230000223,0243,029
Lincolnshire E230000202,8252,670
Surrey E230000312,8102,889
Suffolk E230000252,6632,463
Durham E230000082,5522,297
North Wales W150000012,5512,405
Wiltshire E230000382,4192,224
Gwent W150000022,3932,111
Bedfordshire E230000262,2772,227
North Yorkshire E230000092,2652,061
Dorset E230000392,2552,269
British Transport Police2,2242,255
Gloucestershire E230000372,1962,086
Dyfed-Powys W150000042,0471,801
Warwickshire E230000171,9151,871
Cumbria E230000021,8021,788
London, City of E23000034140195
England and Wales218,994210,827
England205,079197,838
North East11,37810,701
North West29,89928,500
Yorkshire and The Humber22,11621,746
East Midlands18,39017,527
West Midlands23,05721,122
East of England20,94919,867
London28,41527,257
South East29,81129,935
South West21,06421,183
Wales11,69110,734

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
28 October 2026, 12:40 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTC; 112 of 112 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T12:40:51Z; 3 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2563 of 3 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures112 of 112 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers112 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure112 of 112 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS edition is currentthe yearendingjune2026 edition counts at 2026-06-30, 120 days before retrieval (limit 200)
PassThe forces add up to their region or Wales, and the nations to England and Walesin 24 of 24 cases the forces of each region and of Wales, England's regions, and England, Wales and the British Transport Police sum to the whole within 0 (24 exactly)
PassThe hub's police-recorded-crime agrees2 of 2 figures match police-recorded-crime's record (England and Wales in the ONS's appendix table A5a)
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Counts exclude fraud and computer misuse, which Action Fraud records for every force, so the ONS gives no figure for them by force. Recorded crime reflects what is reported to the police and how they record it, which changes with recording practice.
  • The British Transport Police count in England and Wales's figure but in neither nation's, and hold no area. The chart leaves England and Wales, the nations and England's regions to the table, since they would dwarf every force.