FOI 513/25

REQUEST 

1)           For each of the last 3 financial years and this year to date, how many Section 61 offences ( under the Sexual Offences Act 2003), HO code 08805, have been recorded by the force?

2)           For each of the last 3 financial years and this year to date, how many Section 61 offences ( under the Sexual Offences Act 2003), HO code 08805, have been recorded by the force where the location of the crime was a residential property? E.g. House/flat/apartment

 

Clarification:

 

Re Q1 Yes, I’m only seeking offences under offence code is 088/05- Administer substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity.

 

Re Q2: can you search for all address types please.

 

 

RESPONSE

 

A search has been conducted on our crime and incident recording system (Niche RMS) for all offences over the last 3 financial years recorded under the HO code 88/5 - Administering a substance with intent.

 

Question 1

 

Financial Year	Total
2022-23	24
2023-24	22
2024-25	16

 

Question 2

 

We filtered the above data to include those with the secondary address description recorded as the following:

 

• Semi detached
• Detached
• Terraced
• Self contained flat/apartment/massionette
• Sheltered accomodation
• Privately owned caravan/holiday home
• Houseboat.

 

. Please see the results below.

 

Financial Year	Total
2022-23	1
2023-24	8
2024-25	6

 

At South Wales Police we monitor and collate statistical data on crimes, incidents and other data relevant to our daily business. The results retrieved are dependent on how the information has been entered onto the system. As such, the information provided should not be considered statistically accurate and/or definitive and therefore, care should be taken when using this data for any further statistical, analytical or evaluative purposes.

 

Every report of a rape or other sexual offence, is taken at face value and recorded on the force recording crime system, irrespective of the source of the report. This includes reports made by third parties, through partnership working or from other agencies. In addition, some victims do not support police action in terms of engagement in the judicial process, however a referral will still be made to partner agencies to ensure that a victim receives support.

 

Staff who deal with cases of this nature undertake a comprehensive training and accreditation process to ensure a professional investigation and the best outcome for victims.

 

South Wales Police continues to prioritise its response to allegations of sexual offences and actively encourages victims to have confidence in reporting these crimes. Our focus, together with our partner agencies is firmly on victim’s needs and improving outcomes whilst increasing the number of offenders brought to justice. South Wales Police have dedicated rape investigation teams, consisting of 114 staff through the force. South Wales Police were a pathfinder force for Operation Soteria and we remain committed to embedding the national operating model to improve our service to victims and judicial outcomes for suspects.