Sex Offences in Hospitals
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003860/P
Version Date: 14/11/2025
The Performance Analysis Department has provided the following information:
Searches were completed in Niche for all sexual offences that have an
occurrence address containing the word “Hospital” or lists Hospital as a location
subtype.
The data has been reviewed to determine if the offence took place/was disclosed in a hospital.
1.How many reports have been made to your police force of sexual offences that have allegedly taken place on hospital premises within your force area since 1 Jan 2020 to date?
Total
85
2. Please provide a breakdown total provided in question 1 by calendar year*
a) 2020 b) 2021 c) 2022 d) 2023 e) 2024 f) 2025 to date
Year |
Count |
2020 |
19 |
2021 |
18 |
2022 |
11 |
2023 |
11 |
2024 |
11 |
2025 (-20/10/2025) |
15 |
Total |
85 |
3. Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by type of sexual offence - e.g. a) rape, b) assault by penetration, c) indecent exposure etc
a) Rape b) Assault by penetration c) Indecent Exposure d) Unwanted Sexual Touching e) other f) other etc
Offence |
Count |
Assault a boy under 13 by touching - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
Care worker engage in sexual activity with mentally disordered female - penetration - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
Exposure - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
4 |
Rape a man 16 or over - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
1 |
Rape a woman 16 years of age or over - SOA 2003 (recordable) |
5 |
Rape of a Female aged under 16 (Sec 1 SOA 2003) |
2 |
Sexual assault of a female 13 or over by penetration (S2, SOA 2003) |
8 |
Sexual assault of a female child under 13 (S3, SOA 2003) |
1 |
Sexual assault on a female (recordable) |
48 |
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over (Sec 3, SOA 2003) |
14 |
Total |
85 |
4.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by age of victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 and over**
a)Under 18 b) 18-64 c) 65+
Age Range |
Count |
Under 18 |
2 |
18-64 |
60 |
65 and over |
18 |
Not stated |
5 |
Total |
85 |
5.Of all reports of alleged sexual offences on hospital premises since 1 Jan 2020 (i.e. question 1), please state the total number of incidents charged.
Total charged since 1 Jan 2020
6 (Charged & Summons)
6.Please provide a breakdown of the total number of rapes since 1 Jan 2020 (i.e. the answer to 3.a) by the age of the rape victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 plus**
a)Under 18 b) 18-64 c) 65+
Age Range |
Count |
18-64 |
6 |
65 and over |
2 |
Total |
8 |
*If your force records this information in tax year, please provide the following yearly totals instead: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 to date.
**If your force records this information in different age categories, please provide any information on age of victim available.