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Sexual offences by nationality
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/3692
Version Date: 02/10/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
Data Source
We have searched the Niche Crime database for Sexual Offences and extracted the named suspects and their nationalities, filtering out British nationals (England, Scotland, Wales, Jersey & Northern Island).
I would like to request the following information for the period of 2024, and 1 January 2025 to 2 September 2025: The total number of recorded sexual offences in your police force area, for 2024 and 2025 (to September).
|
|
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
No. of recorded sexual offences |
2261 |
1615 |
The number of recorded sexual offences where the alleged perpetrator was not a British national, for 2024 and 2025 (to September).
Please Note:
The table below is based on suspects not offenders
Additionally, the figures are for the number of offences and not the number of individuals – An individual may be the suspect for more than one offence
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|
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
No. of recorded sexual offences where the suspect was not a UK National |
186 |
127 |
|
No. of recorded sexual offences where the suspect had dual nationality |
18 |
9 |
If available, a breakdown of the alleged perpetrators by nationality, for 2024 and 2025 (to September).
|
Suspect Nationality |
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
Afghanistan |
3 |
1 |
|
Albania |
2 |
0 |
|
Algeria |
0 |
1 |
|
Bangladesh |
2 |
2 |
|
Belarus |
0 |
1 |
|
Brazil |
4 |
4 |
|
Bulgaria |
4 |
3 |
|
Cameroon |
1 |
1 |
|
Canada |
2 |
0 |
|
China |
0 |
2 |
|
Colombia |
1 |
0 |
|
Czech Republic |
1 |
2 |
|
Egypt |
3 |
2 |
|
Ethiopia |
0 |
1 |
|
Fiji |
1 |
0 |
|
France |
1 |
0 |
|
Gambia |
2 |
0 |
|
Germany |
1 |
0 |
|
Ghana |
3 |
1 |
|
Guyana |
1 |
0 |
|
India |
16 |
17 |
|
Iran |
9 |
5 |
|
Iraq |
3 |
5 |
|
Ireland |
1 |
0 |
|
Italy |
2 |
0 |
|
Kenya |
3 |
1 |
|
Korea (Republic Of) |
1 |
0 |
|
Kosovo |
2 |
0 |
|
Latvia |
3 |
0 |
|
Libya |
4 |
0 |
|
Lithuania |
3 |
0 |
|
Malawi |
1 |
0 |
|
Malaysia |
0 |
1 |
|
Mauritius |
0 |
1 |
|
Morocco |
2 |
3 |
|
Namibia |
2 |
0 |
|
New Zealand |
1 |
0 |
|
Nigeria |
14 |
7 |
|
North Macedonia |
1 |
0 |
|
Other |
6 |
7 |
|
Pakistan |
3 |
2 |
|
Palestinian Territory |
1 |
1 |
|
Philippines |
4 |
2 |
|
Poland |
14 |
10 |
|
Portugal |
8 |
4 |
|
Romania |
8 |
7 |
|
Russian Federation |
1 |
0 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
6 |
4 |
|
Slovakia |
1 |
0 |
|
Somalia |
1 |
1 |
|
South Africa |
2 |
1 |
|
Spain |
0 |
2 |
|
Sri Lanka |
5 |
2 |
|
Sudan |
1 |
2 |
|
Syria |
5 |
4 |
|
Thailand |
1 |
0 |
|
Timor-Leste |
1 |
0 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
4 |
2 |
|
Turkey |
8 |
3 |
|
Uganda |
1 |
0 |
|
Venezuela |
0 |
1 |
|
Vietnam |
0 |
1 |
|
Zimbabwe |
5 |
10 |
|
Total |
186 |
127 |
|
Suspect Nationality (dual nationalities) |
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
England; Zimbabwe |
1 |
0 |
|
Iran; Other |
1 |
0 |
|
Jordan; Saudi Arabia |
1 |
0 |
|
Morocco; Spain |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; Bangladesh |
3 |
0 |
|
UK; Botswana |
0 |
1 |
|
UK; Dominican Republic |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; Grenada |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; India |
0 |
1 |
|
UK; Iran |
0 |
2 |
|
UK; Iraq |
2 |
0 |
|
UK; Ireland |
0 |
1 |
|
UK; Oman |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; Other |
2 |
1 |
|
UK; Philippines |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; Poland |
0 |
1 |
|
UK; Romania |
0 |
1 |
|
UK; Seychelles |
1 |
0 |
|
UK; United States of America |
2 |
1 |
|
Total |
18 |
9 |
If available, a breakdown of offence types (e.g., rape, sexual assault, harassment) allegedly committed by non-British nationals for 2024 and 2025 (to September).
|
Offender Description where suspect is a non-British National |
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
Assault a girl under 13 by penetration with a part of your body / a thing |
0 |
1 |
|
Assault a male 13 or over by penetration with part of body / a thing |
3 |
0 |
|
Attempted rape of a Female aged 16 or over |
1 |
0 |
|
Attempted rape of a Female aged under 16 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cause a male 13 or over to engage in a penetrative sexual activity |
1 |
0 |
|
Engage in penetrative sexual activity with a girl 13 to 15 - offender under 18 |
1 |
0 |
|
Engage in sexual communication with a child |
3 |
2 |
|
Exposure |
9 |
8 |
|
Knowingly / recklessly trespassed on premises with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence |
0 |
1 |
|
Offender 18 or over cause / incite a girl 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration |
1 |
0 |
|
Offender under 18 cause / incite a boy 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity - no penetration |
1 |
0 |
|
Rape a girl under 13 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape a man 16 or over |
1 |
3 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 or over |
66 |
47 |
|
Rape of a Female aged under 16 |
3 |
1 |
|
Send photograph or film of genitals |
1 |
1 |
|
Send/threaten to share photograph or film of a person in an intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress, humiliation or for the purposes of sexual gratification |
3 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault of a female 13 or over by penetration |
14 |
9 |
|
Sexual assault of a female child under 13 |
3 |
2 |
|
Sexual assault of a male child under 13 by penetration |
1 |
0 |
|
Sexual assault on a female |
65 |
37 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over |
6 |
4 |
|
Share/threaten to share photograph or film of person in an intimate state without consent |
1 |
1 |
|
Voyeurism - recording a private act |
1 |
8 |
|
Total |
186 |
127 |
|
Offender Description where suspect is has a dual nationality |
2024 (Jan – Dec) |
2025 (Jan – Sept) |
|
Adult meet a boy under 16 years of age following grooming |
0 |
1 |
|
Arrange / facilitate the commission of a child sex offence |
1 |
0 |
|
Exposure |
1 |
0 |
|
Rape of a Female aged 16 or over |
9 |
1 |
|
Send/threaten to share photograph or film of a person in an intimate state intending to cause alarm, distress, humiliation or for the purposes of sexual gratification |
2 |
0 |
|
Sexual assault of a female 13 or over by penetration |
1 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female |
2 |
5 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over |
1 |
1 |
|
Voyeurism - recording a private act |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
18 |
9 |
Please could we request: non British nationals + dual nationals separately