Rape & sexual assault crimes 312/2026

FOI Reference: 312/2026

Request

For the period 1 January 2021 to 28 February 2026, please provide:

1.     The total number of rape and sexual assault crimes recorded that include the tag ‘online’, ‘virtual reality’, ‘VR’ or ‘virtual’.

2.     The total number of rape and sexual assault crimes recorded including the tag ‘metaverse’, ‘meta’, ‘Roblox’, or ‘Fortnit

3.     The gender and age of any victims - if unable to be specific then under 10, under 13, under 16, under 18, or 18+ is acceptable.

4.     Whether these crimes resulted in any investigation (and if this is ongoing), arrests, charges, prosecutions, and convictions.

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

Response Q1

0 offences

Response Q2

2 offences

(1 Engage in sexual communication with a child & 1 Sexual Assault of a Female Child Under 13)

Both these offences occurred on the game ‘Roblox’ in 2025

Response Q3

1 Female aged 13 years old.

1 Female under 10 years old.

Response Q4

1 x Outcome 18: Investigation complete no suspect identified.

1 x Outcome 16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified.

Please note:

*The above data was collected by a keyword search of the summary, using the provided tags. Some offences may not be included if the ‘tags’ weren’t mentioned in the summary.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 24/03/2026)