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Domestic Abuse: Emergency Calls

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105197

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were made to police to report incidents of domestic abuse over the Christmas period in December 2024 and 2025.

Answered by Jess Phillips

The Home Office collects information from the police on the number of domestic abuse-related incidents from police forces in England and Wales on a quarterly basis. However, these data cannot be further broken down by specific time periods, such as weeks or months.

The latest published data, for the year ending March 2025, are available here: Domestic abuse prevalence and victim characteristics - Office for National Statistics

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