FOI 527/25 Sexual Offences in Schools
Date: 05/06/25
Enquiry Reference: 527- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Please would you let me know in writing if you hold information of the following description, relating to sexual offences recorded in schools:
For the following years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (until as recently as possible):
1) The total number of reports received by the constabulary for the crimes listed below that have taken place in schools in the area covered by the force:
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Home Office Codes: |
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01713 |
Assault on a male by penetration. |
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01714 |
Assault of a male child under 13 by penetration. |
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01715 |
Sexual Assault on a male. |
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01716 |
Sexual Assault on a male child under 13. |
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01907 |
Rape of a female aged under 16. |
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01908 |
Rape of a female aged 16 or over. |
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01909 |
Rape of a male aged under 16. |
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01911 |
Attempted rape of a female aged under 16 |
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01912 |
Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over. |
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01913 |
Attempted rape of a male aged under 16. |
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01916 |
Rape of a female child under 13 by a male. |
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01917 |
Rape of a male child under 13 by a male. |
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01918 |
Attempted rape of a female child aged under 13 by a male |
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01919 |
Attempted rape of a male child aged under 13 by a male |
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01927 |
Rape of a female aged under 16. Multiple Undefined Offenders |
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02003 |
Assault on a female by penetration. |
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02004 |
Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration. |
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02005 |
Sexual assault on a female. |
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02006 |
Sexual assault on a female child under 13. |
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02117 |
Causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act - offender under 18 |
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02122 |
Sexual activity with a female child aged under 13 - offender aged under 18 - no penetration |
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02123 |
Sexual activity with a male child aged under 13 - offender aged under 18 - no penetration |
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02124 |
Causing or inciting a female child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity - offender aged under 18 - no penetration |
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02125 |
Causing or inciting a male child aged under 13 to engage in sexual activity - offender aged under 18 - no penetration |
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02405 |
Causing or encouraging prostitution/sexual intercourse/indecent assault with girl under 16 |
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07100 |
Abuse of children through prostitution and pornography (child prostitution & pornography) |
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07101 |
Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence |
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07102 |
Paying for sex with a female child under 13 - penetration |
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07103 |
Paying for sex with a male child under 13 - penetration |
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07104 |
Paying for sex with a female child under 16 - no penetration |
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07105 |
Paying for sex with a male child under 16 - no penetration |
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07106 |
Paying for sex with a female child aged 16 to 17 |
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07107 |
Paying for sex with a male child aged 16 or 17 |
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07108 |
Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography - child aged 13 to 17 |
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07109 |
Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography - child aged 13 to 17 |
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07110 |
Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography - child aged 13 to 17 |
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07111 |
Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography - child under 13 |
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07112 |
Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography - child under 13 |
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07113 |
Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography - child under 13 |
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07114 |
Paying for sex with a female child aged under 16 - penetration |
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07115 |
Paying for sex with a male child aged under 16 - penetration |
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07117 |
Engage in sexual communication with a child (Serious Crime Act 2015) |
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08602 |
Taking, permitting to be taken or making, distributing or publishing indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children |
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08610 |
Possess an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child |
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08615 |
Possess prohibited images of children |
E.g. “There was a total of X reports of crime 07117 made to the force in 2020, Y in 2021, etc.”
Answer
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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017/14 - Assault of a male child under 13 by penetration |
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2 |
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017/15 - Sexual assault on a male |
1 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
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017/16 - Sexual assault on a male child under 13 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
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019/07 - Rape of a female aged under 16 |
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2 |
2 |
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019/09 - Rape of a male aged under 16 |
1 |
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019/16 - Rape of a female child under 13 by a male |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
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019/17 - Rape of a male child under 13 by a male |
1 |
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1 |
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020/03 - Assault on a female by penetration |
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1 |
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020/04 - Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration |
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1 |
1 |
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020/05 - Sexual assault on a female |
13 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
8 |
9 |
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020/06 - Sexual assault of a female child under 13 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
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021/22 - Sexual Activity involving a child under 13 committed by children or young persons - offender under 18 - Female child - no penetration |
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1 |
4 |
4 |
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1 |
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021/23 - Sexual Activity involving a child under 13 committed by children or young persons - offender under 18 - Male child - no penetration |
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3 |
1 |
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021/24 - Causing/inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity committed by children or young persons - offender under 18 - female child no penetration |
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1 |
1 |
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021/25 - Causing/inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity committed by children or young persons - offender under 18 - male child no penetration |
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1 |
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1 |
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071/17 - Engage in sexual communication with a child |
1 |
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1 |
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As above but for those crime types requested from the ‘obscene publications’ offence types.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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086/02 - Take or make indecent photographs of children |
12 |
13 |
33 |
39 |
19 |
3 |
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086/10 - Possession of indecent photo of child |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker