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Domestic Abuse Reports & Football Matches
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/005010/K
Version Date: 04/09/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Searches were completed within Niche for any crimes with the Domestic Abuse crime flag applied and in relation to the dates of the World Cup games and the dates after.
Please note that crime data has been provided rather than incidents as it is easier to extract the remaining data for crimes.
For each of the following dates, please provide the number of domestic abuse related incidents and/or crimes recorded by your force:
• The date of each England men's FIFA World Cup 2026 match.
o 17 June 2026
o 23 June 2026
o 27 June 2026
o 1 July 2026
o 6 July 2026
o 11 July 2026
o 15 July 2026
o 18 July 2026
• The day immediately following each England men's FIFA World Cup 2026 match.
o
o 18 June 2026
o 24 June 2026
o 28 June 2026
o 2 July 2026
o 7 July 2026
o 12 July 2026
o 16 July 2026
o 19 July 202
For each date, please provide:
1. The total number of domestic abuse incidents recorded.
|
Reported Date |
Count |
|
17-Jun |
30 |
|
18-Jun |
22 |
|
23-Jun |
14 |
|
24-Jun |
22 |
|
27-Jun |
30 |
|
28-Jun |
32 |
|
01-Jul |
20 |
|
02-Jul |
27 |
|
06-Jul |
32 |
|
07-Jul |
38 |
|
11-Jul |
38 |
|
12-Jul |
40 |
|
15-Jul |
18 |
|
16-Jul |
36 |
|
18-Jul |
32 |
|
19-Jul |
24 |
|
Total |
455 |
- The total number of arrests relating to domestic abuse incidents.
|
Reported Date |
Count |
|
17-Jun |
7 |
|
18-Jun |
4 |
|
23-Jun |
8 |
|
24-Jun |
9 |
|
27-Jun |
8 |
|
28-Jun |
8 |
|
01-Jul |
2 |
|
02-Jul |
7 |
|
06-Jul |
6 |
|
07-Jul |
17 |
|
11-Jul |
10 |
|
12-Jul |
16 |
|
15-Jul |
4 |
|
16-Jul |
9 |
|
18-Jul |
9 |
|
19-Jul |
10 |
|
Total |
134 |
- The corresponding figures for the same weekday during the four weeks immediately preceding each match, listed separately.
|
DA Flagged Crimes |
Count |
|
Monday |
81 |
|
25-May |
19 |
|
01-Jun |
18 |
|
08-Jun |
24 |
|
15-Jun |
20 |
|
Tuesday |
105 |
|
26-May |
26 |
|
02-Jun |
14 |
|
09-Jun |
42 |
|
16-Jun |
23 |
|
Wednesday |
90 |
|
20-May |
19 |
|
27-May |
21 |
|
03-Jun |
21 |
|
10-Jun |
29 |
|
Saturday |
95 |
|
23-May |
27 |
|
30-May |
25 |
|
06-Jun |
23 |
|
13-Jun |
20 |
|
Total |
371 |
|
Arrests |
Count |
|
Monday |
21 |
|
25-May |
5 |
|
01-Jun |
6 |
|
08-Jun |
7 |
|
15-Jun |
3 |
|
Tuesday |
35 |
|
26-May |
6 |
|
02-Jun |
7 |
|
09-Jun |
17 |
|
16-Jun |
5 |
|
Wednesday |
26 |
|
20-May |
4 |
|
27-May |
5 |
|
03-Jun |
8 |
|
10-Jun |
9 |
|
Saturday |
40 |
|
23-May |
14 |
|
30-May |
11 |
|
06-Jun |
8 |
|
13-Jun |
7 |
|
Total |
122 |
If available within cost limits, please also provide:
1. An hourly breakdown of domestic abuse incidents recorded on England match days.
|
Hourly Time Band |
17-Jun |
23-Jun |
27-Jun |
01-Jul |
06-Jul |
11-Jul |
15-Jul |
18-Jul |
Total |
|
00:00-00:59 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
01:00-01:59 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
02:00-02:59 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
|
03:00-03:59 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
04:00-04:59 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
7 |
|
05:00-05:59 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
06:00-06:59 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
07:00-07:59 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
08:00-08:59 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
09:00-09:59 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
10:00-10:59 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
16 |
|
11:00-11:59 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
12:00-12:59 |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
13:00-13:59 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
14:00-14:59 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
11 |
|
15:00-15:59 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
14 |
|
16:00-16:59 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
10 |
|
17:00-17:59 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
10 |
|
18:00-18:59 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
11 |
|
19:00-19:59 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
|
20:00-20:59 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
2 |
12 |
|
21:00-21:59 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
|
22:00-22:59 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|
23:00-23:59 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
|
Total |
30 |
14 |
30 |
20 |
32 |
38 |
18 |
32 |
214 |