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Sexual offences (police-recorded) under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

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
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present188,702Year ending March 2024217,567Year ending March 2026↑ 15.3%+28,865
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024164,393Year ending March 2019188,702Year ending March 2024↑ 14.8%+24,309
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019123,058Year ending March 2017164,393Year ending March 2019↑ 33.6%+41,335
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 201788,576Year ending March 2015123,058Year ending March 2017↑ 38.9%+34,482
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 201553,006Year ending March 201088,576Year ending March 2015↑ 67.1%+35,570
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 201060,924Year ending March 200553,006Year ending March 2010↓ 13.0%−7,918
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.