Rapes & Sexual Assaults
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/26/004925/O
Version Date: 14/08/2026
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Please can you provide me with the following data
1. Between the dates 1.4.25 and 31.3.26 how many reported sexual assaults and rapes REPORTED of:
a) children above the age of 12 months old and under the age of 16 years old
633
- b) adults above the age of 16 years old
1,714 - For the above data, please can you tell me the outcomes of those reports for both groups using the attached blank policing outcome table in the above date range
Please note that the averge number of days has been calculated using the recorded information for the reported dates and finalised dates.
Under 16
|
Outcome/Status |
Number of Crimes |
Average Days |
|
1: Charged |
10 |
214 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
2 |
169 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
4 |
50 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
13 |
46 |
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
1 |
42 |
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
1 |
5 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
36 |
64 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
6 |
235 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
64 |
106 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
147 |
82 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
67 |
58 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
2 |
190 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
1 |
183 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
61 |
36 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
50 |
67 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue |
30 |
70 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
2 |
48 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
1 |
27 |
|
5: Offender has died |
1 |
70 |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
52 |
47 |
|
New |
82 |
No information held |
|
Total |
633 |
73 |
Over 16
|
Outcome/Status |
Number of Crimes |
Average Days |
|
|
1: Charged |
55 |
120 |
|
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
13 |
224 |
|
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
2 |
23 |
|
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
3 |
17 |
|
|
12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute |
17 |
33 |
|
|
13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill |
5 |
81 |
|
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
222 |
54 |
|
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
14 |
225 |
|
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
245 |
120 |
|
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
552 |
62 |
|
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
1 |
38 |
|
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
158 |
70 |
|
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
109 |
|
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
9 |
30 |
|
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
7 |
38 |
|
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
10 |
112 |
|
|
3A: Alternate offence adult caution |
1 |
74 |
|
|
3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution |
2 |
88 |
|
|
5: Offender has died |
5 |
111 |
|
|
8: Community resolution |
11 |
96 |
|
|
Cancelled/transferred |
150 |
45 |
|
|
New |
231 |
No information held |
|
|
Total |
1714 |
75 |