FOI 0945-2025/26- Child sexual offences

Request:

Q1. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the total number of offences recorded as Sexual activity involving penetration with a female child under 16 (offender 18+) (022/06; Sexual Offences Act 2003, s.9 - Sexual activity with a child) between 1 January 2023 and 1 December 2025.

If this exceeds the Section 12 cost limit, please advise under Section 16 on how the scope may be narrowed. If any information is withheld, please cite the exemption(s) and release all non-exempt material.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below the number of 022/06 crimes recorded between 01 January 2023 and 01 December 2025, broken down by calendar year.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.