FOI 450373
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 450373
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 6th January 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
The number of recorded voyeurism offences (including but not limited to offences under Section 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Voyeurism Act 2019) for each of the years 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/3, 2021/2, 2020/21 and 2019/20 (Eg X in 2020/2021).
How many recorded voyeurism or "recording without consent" offences mentioned the terms below in each of the years 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/3, 2021/2, 2020/21 and 2019/20?
"spy camera"
"hidden camera"
"covert camera"
"secretly recorded"
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information requested
Caveat; Under Management of Policing Information Guidelines data may be deleted off our systems after 6 years. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information recorded prior to this date and have therefore provided the last full 6 years of data (the start date is 01/04/2020 as the data has been requested in fiscal years).
For the second part of the question the terms have been searched as specified by the requestor. If another phrase has been used to describe the behavior, e.g. covert recording, or secret camera it will not be returned within these results.
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Number of Investigations recorded within Primary Offence Sub Sub Group of "Exposure & Voyeurism" shown by primary offence title
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Fiscal Year
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01/04/25-31/12/25
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Grand Total
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2020/21
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2021/22
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2022/23
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2023/24
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2024/25
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Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting)
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5
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7
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1
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12
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6
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6
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37
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Attempted - Exposure
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2
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2
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Attempted Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting)
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1
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1
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2
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Exposure
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131
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138
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138
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138
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119
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99
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763
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Send photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm distress or humiliation
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3
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39
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53
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95
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Voyeurism
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37
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42
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59
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31
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48
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48
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265
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Grand Total
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173
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190
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198
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184
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212
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207
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1164
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Number of Investigations recorded within Primary Offence Sub Sub Group of "Exposure & Voyeurism" where the incident summary included one of specified terms by Primary Full Offence Title
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Fiscal Year
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01/04/25-31/12/25
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Grand Total
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2020/21
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2021/22
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2022/23
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2023/24
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2024/25
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Spy Camera
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1
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2
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3
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Voyeurism
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1
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2
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3
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Hidden Camera
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2
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2
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1
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5
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Voyeurism
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2
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2
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1
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5
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Secret Recording
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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9
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Voyeurism
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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9
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Covert Camera
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0
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Grand Total
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5
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6
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2
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2
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1
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1
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17
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