adminstering substance (FOI Ref: 1766/26)
Request
My query relates to data on drug facilitated sexual assault. I appreciate there is no Home Office crime code specifically for this and so I am asking you to cross check particular crimes with key word searches in the text fields.
I would like all of the following data broken down for each calendar year from 2015 to 2025, and Jan to June 2016.
For each year: The number of incidents reported of rape or sexual assault where the log also contains any of the following key words: “sleep” OR “drugged” OR “drug facilitated” (on your incident logs)
For each of the above (broken down by year), how many of these incidents were then logged as crimes? (on your crime recording system)
For each of the crime reports (in questions 2), how many: a. Proceeded to investigation, b. Proceeded to prosecution, c. were logged as No Further Action
For each year - how many a. Incidents logged, and b. Crimes logged for “conspiracy to rape”
For each year - how many a. Incidents logged, and b. Crimes logged for “conspiracy to administer a substance with intent”
For each year - how many a. Incidents logged, and b. Crimes logged for “administering a substance with intent to engage in sexual activity”
We clarified with you on 5/8/2026 and you replied on 14/8/2026. Your amended questions read:
please provide the following (broken down by year)
For each calendar year from 2015 to 2025, and Jan to June 2016.– year by year data.
Q1. how many recorded crimes for “conspiracy to administer a substance with intent” were recorded
Q2. how many recorded crimes for “administering a substance with intent to engage in sexual activity” were recorded
Q3. The number of recorded crimes – please perform a keyword search for “drug” for all sexual assault offences
Q4. Of the results in question 3 please provide the outcomes.
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Please note due to a major computer system change we can only search from Jan 2022.
The criminal offences you have detailed are not exactly how they are recorded on our systems. Therefore, we have provided the closest match for you to chose from in order to assist.
Q1. how many recorded crimes for “conspiracy to administer a substance with intent” were recorded
|
Offence Title |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
301 |
310 |
266 |
300 |
149 |
1,326 |
|
Attempted - Assault with Injury - Administering poison with intent to injure or annoy |
5 |
8 |
6 |
22 |
14 |
55 |
|
Total |
306 |
318 |
272 |
322 |
163 |
1,381 |
2026 data ends June inclusive.
Q2. how many recorded crimes for “administering a substance with intent to engage in sexual activity” were recorded
|
Offence Title |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence |
10 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
40 |
|
Attempted - Administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
Total |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
43 |
2026 data ends June inclusive.
Q3. The number of recorded crimes – please perform a keyword search for “drug” for all sexual assault offences
|
Offence Title |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
21 |
29 |
33 |
28 |
11 |
122 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - no penetration |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
6 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
38 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - penetration |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
5 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
43 |
|
Attempted - Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a male child under 13 - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
Attempted - Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
38 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
29 |
235 |
2026 data ends June inclusive.
Q4. Of the results in question 3 please provide the outcomes.
|
Outcome Description |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Charge or Summons |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Based - Named suspect not identified |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
Further action will be taken by another body |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
8 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
33 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (no victim support) |
19 |
37 |
33 |
30 |
5 |
124 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (victim support) |
9 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
46 |
|
not recorded |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
Total |
38 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
29 |
235 |
|
Outcome Description and Offence Title |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
Charge or Summons |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Evidential Difficulties - Victim Based - Named suspect not identified |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Further action will be taken by another body |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Investigation Complete: No suspect identified |
8 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
33 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - no penetration |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
Attempted - Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (no victim support) |
19 |
37 |
33 |
30 |
5 |
124 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
10 |
19 |
21 |
13 |
3 |
66 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - no penetration |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
3 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
22 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - penetration |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
3 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
|
Sexual assault on a male child under 13 - no penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Named Suspect identified: evidential difficulties prevent further action (victim support) |
9 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
46 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
22 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - no penetration |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Attempted - Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sexual assault on a female aged 13 or over - penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Sexual assault on a male aged 13 or over - no penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Sexual assault on a female child under 13 - penetration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
38 |
55 |
57 |
56 |
29 |
235 |
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