"The number of rape offences recorded by police are at a record high, with some 74,000 reported in 2025, new data published on Thursday showed."
"Charges for rape in the year ending December 2025 also rose by 29 per cent on the year before, from 5,233 to 6,727, figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed."
"Home Office minister Jess Phillips pledged to take urgent action to safeguard women and girls, including hastening the roll-out of specialist rape and sexual offence teams in every police force in England and Wales."
"There has been a general increase in sexual offences recorded by police in the last decade, largely because of improved recording and an increase in victims coming forward."
In 2025, police recorded 74,174 rape offences, the highest since records began in 2002/3. This marks a 5.7% increase from the previous year. The Crown Prosecution Service is handling more rape cases than in the last decade, with charges rising by 29% from 5,233 to 6,727. Home Office minister Jess Phillips announced urgent measures to protect women and girls, including the establishment of specialist rape and sexual offence teams across police forces in England and Wales. The rise in reported offences is attributed to better recording practices and increased victim reporting.
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