One in eight women a victim of violence, Office for National Statistics says
ENGLAND AND WALES, JUL 24 – The Office for National Statistics reports 12.8% of women experienced assault, abuse, or stalking in the year up to March 2025, tracking progress on reducing violence against women.
- About one in eight women aged 16 and over in England and Wales were victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking in the year to March, according to new estimates published by the Office for National Statistics .
- The survey found 5.2 million people aged 16 and over were likely to have experienced one or more of these crime types, with a higher percentage for women as opposed to 8.4% of men.
- The new combined estimate of the prevalence of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking in England and Wales will be used as the main measure for assessing the Labour government's goal of tackling violence against women and girls, said Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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One in eight women a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking in the last year
About one in 10 people aged 16 and over in England and Wales were victims of at least one of the crime types of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking in the year to March, estimates suggest.

About one in 10 people victims of domestic abuse, stalking or sexual assault
It is the first time an estimate has been made of the combined prevalence of the crime types.
Around one in 10 victims of domestic abuse, stalking or sexual assault
It is the first time an estimate has been made of the combined prevalence of the crime types. Around one in 10 people aged 16 and over in England and Wales were victims of at least one of the crime types of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking in the year to March, new estimates suggest. The figure is closer to one in eight for women, while for men it is slightly lower at about one in 12. It is the first time an estimate has been made of t…
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