Sexual offences logged by police in England and Wales hit record high

There were 199,021 sexual offences and 70,633 rapes recorded by forces in year to September 2022

The number of sexual offences recorded by police reached a record high in the year to September, increasing by more than a fifth compared with before the pandemic.

Home Office figures published on Thursday found there were 199,021 sexual offences recorded by forces across England and Wales in the year to September 2022, as well as 70,633 rapes.