The available information relates to offences recorded by the police in England and in each region and is given in the table. Statistics for parliamentary constituencies are not available centrally.
Number of offences Region Rape Sexual assault1 Total 2003-04 North East 555 1,383 1,938 North West 1,757 4,033 5,790 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,278 2,919 4,197 East Midlands 1,112 2,475 3,587 West Midlands 1,370 3,380 4,750 East of England 1,251 2,774 4,025 London 2,575 5,832 8,407 South East 1,633 4,118 5,751 South West 1,201 2,558 3,759 England 12,732 29,472 42,204 2005-05 North East 578 1,201 1,779 North West 1,836 3,693 5,529 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,335 2,433 3,768 East Midlands 1,141 2,476 3,617 West Midlands 1,574 3,012 4,586 East of England 1,290 2,424 3,714 London 2,453 4,985 7,438 South East 1,966 3,874 5,840 South West 1,266 2,297 3,563 England 13,439 26,395 39,834 2005-06 North East 690 1,236 1,926 North West 1,807 3,255 5,062 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,438 2,442 3,880 East Midlands 1,200 2,287 3,487 West Midlands 1,552 2,825 4,377 East of England 1,430 2,203 3,633 London 2,404 4,486 6,890 South East 2,113 3,573 5,686 South West 1,200 2,198 3,398 England 13,834 24,505 38,339 1 Includes recorded offences of indecent assault on a male or female and sexual assault on a male or female. Note: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, introduced in May 2004, altered the definition and coverage of sexual offences.