Sexual offences 705/2025

FOI Reference: 705/2025

Request:

1. The number of rape and sexual offences recorded in the past three years? (Broken down by financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)

1a) Can these be broken down by type of sexual offence and by age group of victim? (Broken down by the same years as above)

1b) Of those, how many people were charged? (Broken down by the same years as above)

Further request

1c) Can this be broken down by location (where the offence took place)? (Broken down by the same years as above)

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Please see attached for full response - FOI response - Sexual offences 705/2025 (pdf)

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 12/08/2025)