2026/29108 - Sexual offences at hospital premises 2020 - to date

REQUEST

 

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information: 

 

1.How many reports have been made to your police force of sexual offences that have allegedly taken place on hospital premises within your force area since 1 Jan 2020 to date?

 

Total

   

2. Please provide a breakdown total provided in question 1 by calendar year*

 

a) 2020	b) 2021	c) 2022	d)  2023	e) 2024	f) 2025 to date

 

3. Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by type of sexual offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003- e.g. a)  "ASSAULT OF A MALE CHILD UNDER 13 BY PENETRATION", "SEX - RAPE A WOMAN 16 YEARS OR OLDER", etc

 

SEX - RAPE A WOMAN 16 YEARS OR OLDER	ASSAULT OF A MALE CHILD UNDER 13 BY PENETRATION	EXPOSURE	SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MALE	etc
				etc

 

4.Please provide a breakdown of the total provided in question 1 by age of victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 and over**

 

a)Under 18	b) 18-64	c) 65+

 

5.Of all reports of alleged sexual offences on hospital premises since 1 Jan 2020 (i.e. question 1), please state the total number of incidents charged.

 

Total charged since 1 Jan 2020

 

6.Please provide a breakdown of the total number of rapes since 1 Jan 2020 (i.e. the answer to 3.a) by the age of the rape victim in the following categories: a) under 18, b) 18-64 and c) 65 plus**

 

a)Under 18	b) 18-64	c) 65+

 

*If your force records this information in tax year, please provide the following yearly totals instead: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 to date.

**If your force records this information in different age categories, please provide any information on age of victim available.

 

I would appreciate it if you could acknowledge receipt of this request.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

 

CLARIFICATION NEEDED FROM REQUESTOR:

 

Please can you provide a list of hospital premises in the Gwent Police force area you wish for us to search on.

 

CLARIFICATION RECEIVED FROM REQUESTOR:

 

Hi,
Thanks for your email.

I'm afraid I wouldn't be able provide this list, since I want to make sure that the list is complete, and I think you'll have a better sense of which hospitals exist within your trust's jurisdiction than me.

Apologies that I can't be more helpful. 

 

FURTHER UPDATE:

 

In 10 mins I've generated a list of hospitals that might qualify (just to see how hard it might be) but I hope that by searching for "hospital" in your records, you will be able to come up with a more comprehensive list.

1. The Grange University Hospital — NP44 8YN
2. Royal Gwent Hospital — NP20 2UB. 
3. Nevill Hall Hospital — NP7 7EG. 
4. Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr — CF82 7GP. 
5. Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (Ebbw Vale) — NP23 6GL.
6. Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm (Ebbw Vale) — NP23 6GT.
7. St Woolos Hospital (Newport) — NP20 4SZ.
8. St Cadoc’s Hospital (Caerleon) — NP18 3XQ.
9. County Hospital (Griffithstown / Pontypool) — NP4 5YA. 
10. Talygarn Unit (on County Hospital grounds, Griffithstown) — NP4 5YA. 
11. Maindiff Court Hospital (Abergavenny) — NP7 8NF.
12. Monnow Vale Health & Social Care Centre (Monmouth) — NP25 5BL. 
13. Chepstow Community Hospital — NP16 5YX. 
14. Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital (learning-disabilities / Cwmbran campus) — NP44 8YN.
15. Redwood Suite / Rhymney Integrated Health & Social Care Centre (Rhymney) — NP22 5PW. 

FURTHER UPDATE:

Following on from my previous email, in 10 mins I've generated a list of hospitals that might qualify (just to see how hard it might be) but I hope that by searching for "hospital" in your records, you will be able to come up with a more comprehensive list

Hospitals in Avon & Somerset Police Area

Hospital / Facility	Postcode
Bristol Royal Infirmary (UHBW)	BS2 8HW
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children	BS2 8BJ
St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol	BS2 8EG
Bristol Eye Hospital	BS2 (part of UHBW)
Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (UHBW)	BS2 (on UHBW site)
Bristol Heart Institute	BS2 (on UHBW site)
South Bristol Community Hospital (UHBW)	BS14 0DE is often given for South Bristol Community Hospital (part of UHBW) )
Weston General Hospital	BS23 4TQ
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton	TA1 5DA
Yeovil Hospital	BA21 4AT
Bridgwater Community Hospital	TA6 area
Burnham-on-Sea War Memorial Hospital	TA8 1ED
Chard Community Hospital	TA20
Crewkerne Community Hospital	TA18
Frome Community Hospital	BA11
Minehead Community Hospital	TA24
Shepton Mallet Community Hospital	BA4
South Petherton Community Hospital	TA13
Wellington Community Hospital	TA21
West Mendip Community Hospital	TA7
Williton Community Hospital	TA4
Wincanton Community Hospital	BA9
Place of Safety – Mason Unit, Southmead Hospital	BS10 5NB

 

 

 

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