FOI 24310
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0024310/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 5th August 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
- How many reports of voyeurism (Home Office Code 88E) have you received from January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
- Please can you provide a breakdown of the gender of the victim for each of these reports of voyeurism between January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
- Please can you provide the outcome for each of these reports of voyeurism between January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
- Please can the information be presented in a spreadsheet with the data broken down year by year?
Reply
West Mercia Police have conducted searches in relation to your request and hold the following information.
Caveats: The Home Office category of 88E (Exposure and Voyeurism) includes 5 offences (088/09, 088/10, 088/12, 088/13 and 088/14). The offences (titles and codes) have been included in the data below. There were no 088/13 offences recorded during the timeframe (008/13: offences relating to using equipment to film or observe another while breastfeeding).
There are some offences where no victim has been linked and some offences with more than one victim linked: as such, the victim totals will not match the offence totals.
- How many reports of voyeurism (Home Office Code 88E) have you received from January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
|
Primary Home Office offence title and code |
Calendar Year |
Total number of offences |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 (Jan-Jul) |
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|
(088/09) Exposure |
130 |
140 |
136 |
148 |
113 |
123 |
59 |
849 |
|
(088/10) Voyeurism |
30 |
43 |
55 |
36 |
47 |
56 |
31 |
298 |
|
(088/12) Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
4 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
43 |
|
(088/14) Send photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm distress or humiliation |
31 |
64 |
40 |
135 |
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|
Grand Total |
164 |
192 |
193 |
194 |
196 |
253 |
133 |
1,325 |
- Please can you provide a breakdown of the gender of the victim for each of these reports of voyeurism between January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
|
Victim Gender by Offence title/code |
Calendar Year |
Total number of victims |
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|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 (Jan-Jul) |
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|
(088/09) Exposure |
131 |
138 |
125 |
142 |
113 |
112 |
52 |
813 |
|
Female |
103 |
95 |
96 |
117 |
86 |
79 |
39 |
615 |
|
Male |
23 |
41 |
28 |
22 |
26 |
31 |
12 |
183 |
|
Not recorded |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
|
(088/10) Voyeurism |
35 |
42 |
55 |
33 |
45 |
63 |
30 |
303 |
|
Female |
30 |
39 |
47 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
24 |
260 |
|
Male |
5 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
37 |
|
Not recorded |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
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|
(088/12) Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
4 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
37 |
|
Female |
4 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
36 |
|
Not recorded |
1 |
1 |
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|
(088/14) Send photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm distress or humiliation |
29 |
64 |
42 |
135 |
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|
Female |
24 |
52 |
36 |
112 |
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|
Male |
5 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
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|
Unspecified |
1 |
1 |
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|
Not recorded |
4 |
4 |
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|
Grand Total |
170 |
188 |
182 |
184 |
192 |
247 |
125 |
1,288 |
- Please can you provide the outcome for each of these reports of voyeurism between January 1st, 2020, to June 30th, 2026?
|
Police Outcomes |
Calendar Year |
Total number of offences |
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|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 (Jan-Jul) |
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|
(088/09) Exposure |
130 |
140 |
136 |
148 |
113 |
123 |
59 |
849 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
19 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
85 |
|
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
|
Type 2 - Caution Youth |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
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|
Type 6 - Penalty notice for disorder |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 9 - Prosecution Not In the Public Interest (CPS) |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 11 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Below The Age Of Criminal Responsibility |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute, or confirmed died either before crime reported or before enough evidence to charge |
3 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
18 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
80 |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
29 |
25 |
37 |
37 |
33 |
35 |
18 |
214 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
23 |
31 |
29 |
32 |
24 |
31 |
8 |
178 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
29 |
39 |
38 |
42 |
29 |
21 |
13 |
211 |
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
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|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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|
Pending/under investigation |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
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|
(088/10) Voyeurism |
30 |
43 |
55 |
36 |
47 |
56 |
31 |
298 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
12 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
41 |
|
|
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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|
Adult Caution - conditional |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
6 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
20 |
3 |
89 |
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
10 |
17 |
16 |
6 |
16 |
14 |
10 |
89 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
3 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
|
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Pending/under investigation |
1 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
21 |
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|
(088/12) Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
4 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
43 |
|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
|||
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
|
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
|
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
Type 21 - Further investigation resulting from crime report which could provide evidence sufficient to support formal action against the suspect is not in the public interest - police decision. |
1 |
1 |
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|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||||
|
Pending/under investigation |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
(088/14) Send photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm distress or humiliation |
31 |
64 |
40 |
135 |
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|
Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|||||
|
Type 1A - Charged/Summons - alternate offence. Offender has been charged under the alternate offence rule. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Type 3 - Caution Adult |
1 |
1 |
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|
Adult Caution - conditional |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
Type 8 - Community resolution (Crime) |
1 |
1 |
||||||
|
Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender |
4 |
10 |
6 |
20 |
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|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
6 |
5 |
4 |
15 |
||||
|
Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
8 |
20 |
13 |
41 |
||||
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
9 |
20 |
8 |
37 |
||||
|
Type 20 - Further action resulting from the crime report will be undertaken by another body or agency subject to the victim (or person acting on their behalf) being made aware of the act to be taken |
3 |
3 |
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|
Type 22 - Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, has been undertaken and it is not in the public interest to take any further action. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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|
Pending/under investigation |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|||||
|
Grand Total |
164 |
192 |
193 |
194 |
196 |
253 |
133 |
1,325 |