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Other sexual offences recorded by the police: the official figure explained

The latest other sexual offences recorded by the police figure from Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), with its period, release dates and full source link.

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Other sexual offences recorded by the police

Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS)
142,840

year ending March 2026, England and Wales · +3.9% vs previous year

Overdue · as of 23 Jul 2026due in 7d

2 months old · Quarterly, with the Crime in England and Wales release

Explained

What it measures

Other sexual offences recorded by the police — 2.31 per 1,000 population · +101.3% vs ten years earlier. 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

All sexual offences other than rape, ONS appendix table A6.

Methodology

Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS) — original publication

UKStats 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), "Other sexual offences recorded by the police", year ending March 2026, England and Wales. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-crime-sexual-other), accessed 15 October 2026. Original: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables

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