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Foreign Nationals: Sexual Offences

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 July 2025UIN 66371

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people arrested for sexual offences were foreign nationals in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Available data on the age, ethnicity, gender and region of individuals prosecuted and convicted at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Ministry of Justice Outcomes by Offences data tool, can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page, which is available online here:

Criminal justice statistics - GOV.UK

However, this data is not broken down by nationality or immigration status.

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