Grim map reveals ‘sex crime capital of England’ where over 4,400 convicted predators are lurking – is your region safe?
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THIS grim map reveals the "sex crime capital of England" where over 4,400 convicted predators are lurking. There were 70,052 recorded sex offenders in England and Wales in the year to March 2024. This is 1,695 more than the year previous. Going by county, the highest on the list is County Durham, with 1,123 sex offenders over the age of 10 living in its police force area.
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It has the most concentrated number of sexual predators in the country - working out at one in every 510 people. Next on the list is Gwent which has a total of 991 recorded offenders, this means for every 532 people there averages one predator. And in third place is Lancashire with one for every 562 people - there were 2,453 offenders recorded in the police force area.
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The data was released by the Ministry of Justice and covers offenders managed by Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements. It's aimed to prevent further offences and spread awareness. In terms of the safest place to live, the lowest number of sex offenders relative to the population is Hertfordshire.
In Hertfordshire there are 841 offenders - working out at one for every 1,266 people. Catching up with similar results is Surrey in which there are also one for every 1,266 and 847 in total. The next safest place is Thames Valley, which has one for every 1,064.
London might seem like a lot with 7,110 but compared to the population works out at one for every 1,099. Sex offenders are individuals who have committed a sexual crime. The Crown Prosecution Service says: "There are a range of crimes that can be considered as sexual offences, including non-consensual crimes such as rape or sexual assault, crimes against children including child sexual abuse or grooming, and crimes that exploit others for a sexual purpose, whether in person or online.
