Sexual assaults in hospitals

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2856 

Version Date: 03/03/2025

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Searches were completed on Niche between 01/11/2022 – 30/11/2024 using the following Home Office codes:

Sexual Offences:

• 017/13, 017/14, 017/15, 017/16
• 020/03, 020/04, 020/05, 020/06
• 021/02, 021/03, 021/04, 021/05, 021/10, 021/11, 021/12, 021/13, 021/14, 021/15, 021/16, 021/17, 021/22, 021/23, 021/24, 021/25, 021/26, 021/27
• 022/02, 022/03, 022/04, 022/05, 022/06, 022/07, 022/08, 022/09, 022/10, 022/11, 022/12, 022/13, 022/14, 022/15, 022/16, 022/17, 022/18, 022/19, 022/20, 022/21, 022/22, 022/23, 022/24, 022/25, 022/26, 022/30
• 023/04, 023/05, 023/08, 023/06, 023/07, 023/09, 023/10, 023/11, 023/12, 023/13, 023/14, 023/15, 023/16, 023/17, 023/18, 023/19, 023/20, 023/22, 023/21, 023/23, 023/24, 023/25, 023/26, 023/27, 023/28, 023/29, 023/30, 023/37, 023/36, 023/35, 023/34, 023/33, 023/32, 023/31
• 070/01, 070/02, 070/03, 070/04, 070/05, 070/06, 070/07, 070/08, 070/09, 070/10, 070/11, 070/24, 070/23, 070/22, 070/20, 070/21, 070/19, 070/18, 070/16, 070/17, 070/15, 070/14, 070/12, 070/13
• 071/01, 071/02, 071/03, 071/04, 071/05, 071/06, 071/07, 071/08, 071/09, 071/10, 071/11, 071/12, 071/13, 071/14, 071/15, 071/16, 071/17
• 073/07, 073/08, 073/09, 073/10, 073/11, 073/12, 073/13, 073/14, 073/15, 073/16, 073/17, 073/18
• 088/01, 088/02, 088/03, 088/04, 088/05, 088/06, 088/07, 088/09, 088/10, 088/11, 088/12, 088/13, 088/14, 088/15
• 175/08

Rape:

• 019/07, 019/08, 019/09, 019/10, 019/11, 019/12, 019/13, 019/14, 019/16, 019/17, 019/18, 019/19

The occurrence locations were filtered on the following:

• Location – Location Subtype of ‘Hospital’ or
• Add. Building Name containing the keyword ‘Hospital’ or
• Add. Common name containing the keyword ‘Hospital’ and
• Add. Link Classification containing the keyword ‘occurrence’ (meaning that this is more likely to capture the occurrences that occurred at these addresses, reducing the number of occurrences that were simply reported at the address only.)

The returned data was reviewed to obtain ward data and determine relevance.

1. How many reports have been made to Dorset Police of sexual assaults which are alleged to have taken place in Dorset hospitals between November 2022 and November 2024?

22

2. How many reports have been made to Dorset Police of rape which are alleged to have taken place in Dorset hospitals between November 2022 and November 2024?

6

3. How many of the above points 1 and 2 were reported to have taken place on a hospital ward?

6

Please note that this data is reliant on the location stating the word ‘ward’.

4. How many people have been charged with sexual assault/rape re. 1 and 2 above?

1