Crime
Abuse of children through sexual exploitation
1,126
year ending March 2026, England and Wales · +17.5% vs previous year
Overdue · as of 23 Jul 2026due in 7d
2 months old · Quarterly, with the Crime in England and Wales release
Explained
Abuse of children through sexual exploitation: the official figure explained
The latest abuse of children through sexual exploitation figure from Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), with its period, release dates and full source link.
The live figure
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS)
What it measures
Abuse of children through sexual exploitation — Home Office offence code 71 · rate per 1,000 not published at this level of detail. The figure is published by Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) and covers year ending March 2026, England and Wales.
How often it is published
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) publishes this quarterly, with the crime in england and wales release. UKStats shows the figure exactly as published and never estimates values between releases.
Publisher notes
Offence-level count from ONS appendix table A5a. ONS publishes a rate per 1,000 population only at offence-group level, so none is shown here.
Methodology
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), "Abuse of children through sexual exploitation", year ending March 2026, England and Wales. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-crime-sexual-abuse-of-children-through-sexual-exploitation), accessed 15 October 2026. Original: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtablesEmbed this figure
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