Prostitution (FOI Ref: 1059A/25)
FOI Request Reference: 1059A/25
Thank you for your request for information, received 23/5/2025
Request
1) The number of soliciting for prostitution offences reported in 2025 to date, 2024, 2023 and 2022
2) The number of Exploitation of Prostitution offences reported in 2025 to date, 2024, 2023 and 2022
Please can both be broken down for the following NPU areas
Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Solihull, Sandwell, Dudley, Birmingham East and Birmingham West
3) The outcomes for soliciting for prostitution and outcomes for exploitation of prostitution offences
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
West Midlands Police no longer separate out Birmingham LPA into East and West, so they have been provided as one figure for all of Birmingham.
The Offences searched for are:
Exploitation of prostitution and solicit purpose of prostitution for the time period 01/01/2022 - 28/05/2025.
1) The number of soliciting for prostitution offences reported in 2025 to date, 2024, 2023 and 2022
|
Year |
B’Ham |
Coventry |
Dudley |
Sandwell |
Solihull |
Walsall |
Wolverhampton |
|
2022 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2025 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2) The number of Exploitation of Prostitution offences reported in 2025 to date, 2024, 2023 and 2022
|
Year |
Birmingham |
Coventry |
Dudley |
Sandwell |
Solihull |
Walsall |
Wolverhampton |
|
2022 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2023 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2024 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
2025 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
28 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3) The outcomes for soliciting for prostitution and outcomes for exploitation of prostitution offences
Solicit purpose of prostitution:
|
Outcome Description |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
Caution – Adult (Inc Conditional Caution) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Charge or Summons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Based - Named suspect not identified |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (no victim support) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (victim support) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Exploitation of prostitution:
|
Outcome Description |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
not recorded |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Charge or Summons |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Based - Named suspect not identified |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (no victim support) |
6 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (victim support) |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |