Sexual offences in hospitals 1176/2025
FOI Reference: 1176/2025
Request
- 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?
- Please provide a breakdown total provided in question 1 by calendar year*
- Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by type of sexual offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 - e.g. a) "ASSAULT OF A MALE CHILD UNDER 13 BY PENETRATION", "SEX - RAPE A WOMAN 16 YEARS OR OLDER", etc
- Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by age of victimin the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 and over**
- 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.
- 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 victimin the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 plus**
*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.
Further request received:
Q3 - is it possible to provide totals of the type of crime, instead of simply listing each incident.
Q4 - is it possible to provide the age data provided (for example information about victims who are 65+)
Q5 - is it possible to provide a total for the cases that result in charges
Q6 - is it possible to provide the age data provided
Response Q1
136
Response Q2
|
Year |
Volume |
|
2020 |
12 |
|
2021 |
19 |
|
2022 |
10 |
|
2023 |
32 |
|
2024 |
36 |
|
2025 |
29 |
Response Q3
|
Offence |
Volume |
|
Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity - Male child aged 13 - 17 |
1 |
|
Assault on a female by penetration |
3 |
|
Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over |
1 |
|
Attempted rape of a female aged under 16 |
1 |
|
Attempted rape of a male aged 16 or over |
1 |
|
Causing or inciting a person with a mental disorder impeding choice to engage in sexual activity - Female person |
1 |
|
Engage in sexual communication with a child |
2 |
|
Exposure |
11 |
|
Rape Allegation |
3 |
|
Rape of a Female aged under 16 |
1 |
|
Rape of a female aged 16 or over |
24 |
|
Rape of a male aged 16 or over |
4 |
|
Rape of a male child under 13 by a male |
1 |
|
Sexual activity with a child under 16 - Male child - no penetration |
1 |
|
Sexual assault of a female child under 13 |
2 |
|
Sexual assault on a female |
63 |
|
Sexual assault on a male |
13 |
|
Sexual Assault On A Male Aged 13 And Over |
2 |
|
Upskirting |
1 |
|
Total |
136 |
Response Q4
|
Age |
Volume |
|
Under 18 |
21 |
|
18 - 65 |
85 |
|
Over 65 |
20 |
|
Not Stated |
10 |
|
Over 65 Ages |
Volume |
|
67 |
1 |
|
69 |
1 |
|
70 |
1 |
|
71 |
2 |
|
75 |
3 |
|
76 |
2 |
|
77 |
2 |
|
79 |
2 |
|
80 |
1 |
|
85 |
2 |
|
87 |
1 |
|
90 |
1 |
|
91 |
1 |
Response Q5
1 Charged
Response Q6
|
Rape Offences |
Under 18 |
18-65 |
Over 65 |
Total |
|
Attempted rape of a female aged 16 or over |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Attempted rape of a female aged under 16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Attempted rape of a male aged 16 or over |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape Allegation |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rape of a female aged under 16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rape of a female aged 16 or over |
3 |
19 |
2 |
24 |
|
Rape of a male aged 16 or over |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rape of a male child under 13 by a male |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
6 |
26 |
3 |
35 |
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 09/01/2026)
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