FOI 0686-2026/27- Indecent image offences
Request:
INDECENT IMAGES
For the offence of taking/making/distributing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children under the Protection of Children Act 1978 (section 1) and possessing an indecent image or pseudo-photograph of a child under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (section 160), please fill in the below table
How many offences were recorded between 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025
Of these offences how many involved victims aged between 10 and 18 years old
Of the offences where victim's were between the age of 10 and 18 years old, please fill in the below table
Case identifier
Victim Age
Victim Gender
Victo, Ethnicity
Suspect Age
Suspect Gender
Suspect Ethnicity
Offence
Crime Outcome
Brief Description of the case
DISCLOSING PRIVATE IMAGES
For the offence of sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film under Sexual Offences Act 2003 (section 66B), please fill in the below table
How many offences were recorded between 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025
Of these offences how many involved victims aged between 10 and 18 years old
Of the offences where victim's were between the age of 10 and 18 years old, please fill in the below table
Case identifier
Victim Age
Victim Gender
Victo, Ethnicity
Suspect Age
Suspect Gender
Suspect Ethnicity
Offence
Crime Outcome
Brief Description of the case
UPSKIRTING
For the offence of voyeurism additional offences under Sexual Offences Act 2003 (section 67A), please fill in the below table
How many offences were recorded between 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025
Of these offences how many involved victims aged between 10 and 18 years old
Of the offences where victim's were between the age of 10 and 18 years old, please fill in the below table
Case identifier
Victim Age
Victim Gender
Victo, Ethnicity
Suspect Age
Suspect Gender
Suspect Ethnicity
Offence
Crime Outcome
Brief Description of the case
PURPOTED IMAGE
For the offence of creating purpoted intimate image of an adult under Sexual Offences Act 2003 (section 66E) and requesting the creation of purpoted intimate image of adult under Sexual Offences Act 2003 (section 66F), please fill in the below table
How many offences were recorded between 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025
Of these offences how many involved victims aged between 10 and 18 years old
Of the offences where victim's were between the age of 10 and 18 years old, please fill in the below table
Case identifier
Victim Age
Victim Gender
Victo, Ethnicity
Suspect Age
Suspect Gender
Suspect Ethnicity
Offence
Crime Outcome
Brief Description of the case
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
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Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
The number of crimes recorded in 2025: indecent images, voyeurism and intimate image crimes.
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HO Description |
Distinct Count |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
6 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
26 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
22 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
85 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
487 |
|
Total |
626 |
*Distinct count due to duplications from numerous linked victims and offenders.
Of the above, how many crimes involved victims aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crimes description.
|
HO Description |
Distinct Count |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
2 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
1 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
23 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
16 |
|
Total |
43 |
*Distinct count due to duplications from numerous linked victims and offenders.
Victim age breakdown of the above crimes with victims aged between 10 and 18 years old broken down by crime description. I have disassociated the tables pursuant to section 40(2) – Personal Information. This is to refrain from particular incidents becoming identifiable and consequently the personal details of any persons involved being disclosed. Please see exemption explanation below.
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Victim Age |
Distinct Count |
|
10 |
2 |
|
11 |
2 |
|
12 |
5 |
|
13 |
8 |
|
14 |
8 |
|
15 |
10 |
|
16 |
10 |
|
17 |
7 |
|
18 |
2 |
|
Total |
54 |
|
HO Description |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
2 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
2 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
23 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
26 |
|
Total |
54 |
*Distinct count on nominal number, meaning, if a nominal was a victim more than once, they will be counted only once. Counting on victim nominal numbers, there could be multiple victims linked per crime.
Victim gender breakdown of the above crimes with victims aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description.
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Victim gender
|
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|
HO Description |
Female |
Male |
Not recorded |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
12 |
10 |
1 |
23 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
8 |
17 |
1 |
26 |
|
Total |
23 |
27 |
4 |
54 |
*Distinct count on nominal number, meaning, if a nominal was a victim more than once, they will be counted only once. Counting on victim nominal numbers, there could be multiple victims linked per crime.
Victim Self-Defined Ethnicity (SDE) breakdown of the above crimes with victims aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description.
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Victim SDE |
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|
HO Description |
NS. Not stated |
Not recorded |
W1. White British |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
4 |
5 |
14 |
23 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
5 |
16 |
5 |
26 |
|
Total |
9 |
25 |
20 |
54 |
Offender age breakdown of the above crimes which have victims linked aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description. I am exempting the specific ages of offenders pursuant to Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act). Please see the exemption explanation below.
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Offender age |
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|
HO Description |
11-17 |
18-34 |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
1 |
2 |
*Distinct count on offender nominal number, meaning if a nominal was an offender more than once, they will be counted as one.
Offender gender breakdown of the above crimes with victims aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description.
|
Offender gender |
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|
HO Description |
Male |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
2 |
2 |
*Distinct count on offender nominal number, meaning if a nominal was an offender more than once, they will be counted as one.
Offender SDE breakdown of the above crimes with victims aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description.
|
Offender SDE |
||
|
HO Description |
W1. White British |
Total |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
2 |
2 |
Crime outcomes of the above crimes where the victim is aged between 10 and 18 years old, broken down by crime description.
|
HO Description & Outcome |
Distinct Count |
|
Additional Voyeurism Offences (upskirting) |
|
|
01-Charged/Summonsed |
1 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
1 |
|
Possession of an indecent or pseudo-photograph of a child |
|
|
Not yet assigned |
1 |
|
Share photograph or film of person in intimate state without consent |
|
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
1 |
|
Sharing or threaten to share intimate photgraph/film with intent to cause alarm distress or humiliation or for sexual gratification |
|
|
08-Community Resolution |
1 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
2 |
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
2 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
9 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
2 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
5 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
1 |
|
Not yet assigned |
1 |
|
Take or make indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children |
|
|
15-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim supports police action |
1 |
|
20-Action by other agency |
1 |
|
21-No Investigation - Not in public interest (Police) |
8 |
|
22-Diversionary or referral pathway; no public interest |
1 |
|
Not yet assigned |
5 |
|
Total |
43 |
Exemption Explanation
Section 40 – Personal Information
Where an individual can be identified by such data, releasing it would clearly breach the first data protection principle of being ‘fair’ to the data subject.
Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
Section 40(2) is an absolute class based exemption, which does not require a public interest test, but requires the balancing of the legitimate interests of the public against the interests of the individual under the first Data Protection Principle; in that processing of personal data must be lawful and fair (DPA 2018 35(1), EUGDPR Article 5(1)).
This exemption applies because the right given under the FOI Act to request official information held by public authorities does not apply to the personal data of third parties where disclosure of that information would not be fair to the individual, and where there is no legitimate public interest in disclosure.
In all the circumstances of the case it has been determined that the duty to the individual under the Data Protection Act 2018 & EU General Data Protection Regulations, and the public interest in maintaining the exemption from disclosure of personal information held by the force in such instances, outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, personal information can only be disclosed to the individual concerned.
Releasing personal details to a person other than the data subject would not only breach the data subject’s Data Protection rights it may also breach the obligations placed on an authority under the European Convention on Human Rights
Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a refusal notice under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to your request.
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.