FOI 422655
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 422655
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 17th July 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
arrests of sexual assaults in last 5yrs, year on year and what percentage were British nationals and percentage that were foreign nationals.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested.
- arrests of sexual assaults in last 5yrs, year on year and what percentage were British nationals and percentage that were foreign nationals.
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Arrests for Sexual Assaults by Nationality & Financial Year |
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Financial Year |
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Nationality |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
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British National |
144 |
188 |
214 |
213 |
254 |
1013 |
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Foreign National |
22 |
40 |
33 |
47 |
52 |
194 |
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Nationality Unknown/ Not Supplied |
42 |
50 |
54 |
54 |
36 |
236 |
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Total |
208 |
278 |
301 |
314 |
342 |
1443 |
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Arrests by Percentage for Sexual Assaults by Nationality & Financial Year |
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Nationality |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
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British National |
69.23% |
67.63% |
71.10% |
67.83% |
74.27% |
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Foreign National |
10.58% |
14.39% |
10.96% |
14.97% |
15.20% |
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Nationality Unknown/ Not Supplied |
20.19% |
17.99% |
17.94% |
17.20% |
10.53% |
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Please note the data has been obtained using the following search for arrest:
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 and over
Sexual assault on a female child under 13
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 and over
Sexual assault on a male child under 13
British national includes the nationalities: Wales, Scotland, England, British
Nationality Unknown/ Not Supplied are arrests where the nationality is recorded as Unknown or has not been supplied.
There are 4 arrests where nationality has been recorded as both British National & Foreign National.