FOI 607/25 Sexual Offences
Date: 25/06/25
Enquiry Reference: 607-25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
1) The number of offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 reported to Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024
2) The total number of charges for summary offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 brought by Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024; and the number of convictions resulting from these charges.
3) The number of cases relating to offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024.
The offences covered searched for are; 088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film, 175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT Contrary to section 66B(1) and (9) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. I have provided for question one the volume of crimes recorded which were validated between 1st January 2024 and 1st June 2025.
- The number of offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 reported to Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024.
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2024 |
2025 |
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088/15 - Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film |
67 |
48 |
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175/08 - Share photograph or film of person in intimate state WITHOUT CONSENT Contrary to section 66B(1) and (9) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. |
28 |
18 |
2) The total number of charges for summary offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 brought by Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024; and the number of convictions resulting from these charges.
3) The number of cases relating to offences under Clause 66B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by Cleveland Police since 1st January 2024.
The below data are outcomes of the crimes in question one. Those which are still being investigated have been removed from the count.
Charged are those with an outcome 1/1A and those with a CPS related outcome are Outcome 15: CPS. I have highlighted both in the table.
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2024 |
2025 |
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1: Charged |
8 |
1 |
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1A: Alternate offence charged |
1 |
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12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
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1 |
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14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
8 |
2 |
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15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
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15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
23 |
11 |
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16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
38 |
30 |
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18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
9 |
6 |
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20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
2 |
1 |
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21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
1 |
3 |
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22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
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1 |
Please note it is the duty of Cleveland Police to identify and apprehend suspects, decisions regarding prosecutions are the responsibility of the Crown Prosecution Service and Convictions is that of HM Courts Service therefore Conviction data is held by HM Courts.
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold. Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker