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Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16: the official figure explained

The latest unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 figure from Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS), with its period, release dates and full source link.

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Crime

Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16

Police recorded crime, Home Office (published by ONS)
Not published

year ending March 2026, England and Wales

No feed · as of 23 Jul 2026due in 7d

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

Explained

What it measures

Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 — Home Office offence code 22 · 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

ONS publishes this category as unavailable or suppressed in appendix table A5a, so no figure is shown.

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), "Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16", year ending March 2026, England and Wales. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-crime-sexual-unlawful-sexual-intercourse-with-a-girl-under-16), accessed 15 October 2026. Original: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables

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