Domestic Abuse

The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) for the year ending March 2023 estimated that 2.1 million people aged 16 years and over (4.4%) experienced domestic abuse in the last year. Domestic abuse is a gendered issue. The CSEW estimated that 1.4 million women (5.7%) and 751,000 men (3.2%) experienced domestic abuse in the previous year.

Based on national prevalence rates, up to 7,613 North Tyneside residents may have experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2023. This includes more than 5,000 women and over 2,500 men.

According to the CSEW, domestic abuse prevalence rates were higher among several groups:

• Those aged 16-19.
• Mixed and white ethnic groups.
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people.
• Separated, divorced and single individuals.
• Those with a long-term or temporary illness and those looking after their family and home.
• Individuals in households composed of a single person with one or more children.

The CSEW also reported that 9.8 million people aged 16 years and over had experienced domestic abuse since the age of 16 years. This equates to a prevalence rate of approximately one in five (20.5%). In North Tyneside, this could include up to 35,469 residents.

Domestic abuse is underreported to police. In the year ending March 2023, police in England and Wales recorded 1,453,867 domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes. 889,918 of these were recorded as domestic abuse related crimes.