Stalking

The total number of reported stalking incidents received between 21st October 2020 and 31st December 2024

CONCERN FOR SAFETY

2020

734

2021

4207

2022

4789

2023

4724

2024

4074

Total

18528

The total number of reported stalking occurrences between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2024

2019

367

2020

991

2021

1151

2022

1249

2023

1603

2024

1643

Total

7004

Female

196

Male

89

Unknown/Not stated

30

HO Stats Code, SC Description and Latest Stats Class Status

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Total

008/65

Stalking involving fear of violence (recordable)

67

204

216

235

418

490

1630

1: Charged

7

18

11

12

13

16

77

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

2

3

3

3

2

1

14

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

1

-

4

1

1

-

7

12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

3

6

8

6

11

5

39

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

6

21

10

9

31

18

95

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

17

46

47

53

122

130

415

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

23

92

104

120

190

204

733

17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired

1

1

1

1

-

3

7

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

4

3

11

9

8

11

46

1A: Alternate offence charged

-

8

6

7

16

17

54

1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition

-

-

3

2

3

1

9

2: Youth conditional caution

-

1

-

2

-

-

3

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

-

-

3

2

2

1

8

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

-

2

2

-

3

-

7

22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

3: Adult caution

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

3: Adult conditional caution

-

-

-

1

4

5

10

3A: Alternate offence adult caution

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

1

2

3

1

3

1

11

8: Community resolution

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

8: Youth restorative disposal

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest

-

-

-

2

-

-

2

Cancelled/transferred

-

1

-

-

2

-

3

New

-

-

-

3

7

69

79

RTC - NFA

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

008/66

Stalking involving serious alarm / distress (recordable)

161

264

369

437

654

646

2531

1: Charged

12

16

21

12

26

16

103

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

2

2

3

-

5

3

15

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

2

1

2

3

1

1

10

12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute

1

1

-

1

1

2

6

13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill

-

-

1

-

1

1

3

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

2

2

7

16

22

9

58

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

4

17

21

23

27

23

115

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

52

80

85

96

224

217

754

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

60

115

180

236

276

268

1135

17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired

-

1

1

6

5

4

17

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

9

10

18

20

22

12

91

1A: Alternate offence charged

3

6

8

6

15

15

53

1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition

2

-

5

1

-

-

8

2: Youth conditional caution

-

1

-

-

-

1

2

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

1

3

3

3

2

3

15

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

6

3

5

1

5

3

23

3: Adult caution

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

3: Adult conditional caution

-

3

6

4

6

3

22

3A: Alternate offence adult caution

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

-

1

-

3

4

12

20

5: Offender has died

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

8: Community resolution

1

-

-

1

1

-

3

9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest

1

1

2

1

1

-

6

Cancelled/transferred

-

1

-

-

2

-

3

New

1

-

-

4

5

53

63

RTC - NFA

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

195/12

Stalking without fear / alarm / distress (recordable)

139

523

566

577

531

507

2843

1: Charged

11

22

19

7

11

4

74

1: Summonsed/postal requisition

1

5

5

7

3

2

23

10: Police - formal action not in public interest

3

2

-

2

-

1

8

12: Named suspect identified but is dead or too ill (physical or mental health) to prosecute

-

1

3

1

1

-

6

13: Named suspect but victim/key witness deceased or too ill

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender

3

15

14

20

13

8

73

15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

4

19

13

18

12

5

71

15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties

44

144

126

121

175

180

790

16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified

53

237

317

334

269

256

1466

17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired

2

3

4

8

4

2

23

18: Investigation complete no suspect identified

12

37

27

31

18

6

131

1A: Alternate offence charged

2

7

7

7

2

4

29

1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition

-

2

3

-

-

-

5

20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy

-

7

7

1

-

-

15

21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest

1

11

4

4

2

-

22

22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, has been undertaken and there is no public interest to continue

-

-

1

1

2

1

5

3: Adult conditional caution

2

6

8

5

5

2

28

3A: Alternate offence adult caution

-

-

-

-

1

1

2

3A: Alternate offence adult conditional caution

1

3

2

1

5

4

16

5: Offender has died

-

-

1

2

-

-

3

8: Community resolution

-

1

-

1

-

1

3

9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest

-

-

2

-

1

-

3

Cancelled/transferred

-

1

1

2

3

-

7

New

-

-

2

4

3

29

38

RTC - NFA

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Total

367

991

1151

1249

1603

1643

7004