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Sexual offences (police-recorded)

Sexual offences (police-recorded): Year ending March 2003 to Year ending March 2026LabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100k200k20052010201520202025Year ending March 2003: 56,652 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 60,412 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 60,924 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 60,287 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 56,042 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 52,166 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 50,185 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 53,006 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 53,940 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 52,760 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 53,599 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 64,232 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 88,576 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 107,326 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 123,058 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 152,842 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 164,393 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 163,346 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 147,742 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 193,098 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 194,595 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 188,702 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 209,114 offences · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 217,567 offences · published 23 July 2026
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Source: ONS, Crime in England and Wales: Appendix tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 23 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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