The Crime in England and Wales Quality and Methodology Information report contains important information on the quality and methodology of the data. As additional years of data on this new age group become available we plan to publish statistics on the whole age range together. Data for 60- to 74-year-olds are provided separately in some accompanying datasets. Due to having only one year’s worth of data on this new age group, this publication has continued to report primarily on those aged 16 to 59 years. The age range for respondents eligible for the self-completion module was expanded in April 2017, changing from adults aged 16 to 59 years to adults aged 16 to 74 years living in households in England and Wales. It covers the extent of, and trends in, domestic abuse among men and women resident in households 2 in England and Wales. This article focuses on findings from the self-completion module 1 of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Things you need to know about this release There was a significant decrease in the proportion of female victims of partner abuse reporting to the police in year ending March 2018 compared with the year ending March 2015, the last time this was asked about in the survey.Ģ. Women were four times as likely as men to have experienced sexual assault by a partner (including attempts) in the last year.įemale victims of partner abuse were more likely than male victims to experience non-physical abuse (emotional, financial) and sexual assault by rape or penetration(including attempts) male victims of partner abuse reported a higher level of force than female victims. This article also focuses on partner abuse a subcategory of domestic abuse. There has been no significant change in the prevalence of domestic abuse experienced in the last year, compared with year ending March 2017. According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) year ending March 2018, an estimated 7.9% of women (1.3 million) and 4.2% of men (695,000) experienced domestic abuse in the last year.