FOI 455421
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 455421
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 30th January 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
- How many reports have been made to your police force of sexual assaults which are alleged to have taken place in hospitals in your area since January 1st 2023?
How many reports have been made of rape which are alleged to
have taken place at hospitals in your area since January 1st 2023?
- How many people have been charged with sexual assault/rape re. 1 and 2 above?
Reply
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Table 1. Number of sexual offences reported to have taken place at hospitals |
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Home Office offence sub group and sub sub group |
Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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RAPE |
10 |
17 |
5 |
32 |
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RAPE OF A FEMALE AGED 16 AND OVER |
6 |
9 |
4 |
19 |
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RAPE OF A FEMALE CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
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RAPE OF A MALE AGED 16 AND OVER |
2 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
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RAPE OF A MALE CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
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OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
26 |
24 |
24 |
74 |
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EXPOSURE AND VOYEURISM |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A PERSON WITH A MENTAL DISORDER |
|
1 |
|
1 |
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
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SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE 13 OR OVER |
19 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
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SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MALE 13 AND OVER |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
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Grand Total |
36 |
41 |
29 |
106 |
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Table 2. All police outcomes for sexual offences reported |
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Police Outcomes |
Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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RAPE |
10 |
17 |
5 |
32 |
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RAPE OF A FEMALE AGED 16 AND OVER |
6 |
9 |
4 |
19 |
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Type 13 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But Victim Or Key Witness Is Dead Or Too Ill To Give Evidence |
1 |
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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 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
2 |
3 |
|
5 |
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Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Pending/under investigation |
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1 |
1 |
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RAPE OF A FEMALE CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
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RAPE OF A MALE AGED 16 AND OVER |
2 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
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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 |
1 |
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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 |
2 |
|
3 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
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1 |
|
1 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
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3 |
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3 |
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Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
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1 |
1 |
2 |
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RAPE OF A MALE CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
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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 |
|
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1 |
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OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
26 |
24 |
24 |
74 |
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EXPOSURE AND VOYEURISM |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
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1 |
|
1 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
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1 |
1 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
2 |
1 |
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3 |
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A PERSON WITH A MENTAL DISORDER |
|
1 |
|
1 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
|
1 |
|
1 |
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SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILD UNDER 16 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
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Type 5 - Offender has died |
1 |
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1 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
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|
1 |
1 |
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SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE 13 OR OVER |
19 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
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Type 1 - Charged/Summonsed/Postal Requisition |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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Type 3 - Caution Adult |
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 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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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 |
|
2 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
5 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
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Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
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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 |
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1 |
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Pending/under investigation |
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3 |
3 |
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SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MALE 13 AND OVER |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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Type 16 - Named Suspect Identified: Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action: Victim Does Not Support (Or Has Withdrawn Support From) Police Action |
1 |
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1 |
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Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
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1 |
1 |
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Grand Total |
36 |
41 |
29 |
106 |
In our crime management system, police outcomes are linked to the offence, not the individual suspect, meaning that where an offence has more than one suspect, all suspects will be recorded with the most severe outcome which is not necessarily true for each individual (ie. 2 suspects for one offence: suspect 1 is charged (Type 1 outcome), and suspect 2 is receives a caution (Type 3); both suspects will show on the crime management system as having a police outcome of Type 1). Not all offences had a suspect identified: only 72 of the original 106 offences had a named suspect. And of these names, there were 62 unique individuals, meaning some individuals were suspect to multiple offences (and may have a different outcomes to the different offences).