Sex Crime Cases

Prison release of serial rapist Alan Blackwell given green light Chronicle Live00:37
Croydon nurse jailed for rape had thousands of phone contacts from dating apps This Is Local London15:20
'Dangerous' double-rapist who attacked two women at his home jailed The Northern Echo14:32
Sunderland crack-cocaine user claimed he was in 'drug-induced haze' when sexually assaulting… Chronicle Live18:04
Convicted sex offender missing as police appeal for help LincsOnline16:28
Jail for repeat sex offender who failed to tell police about phone The Carlisle News & Star15:13
Sunderland man jailed for sexually assaulting child Sunderland Echo14:38

Latest News

In the last hour

Two teenage boys, age 14 and age 16, have been charged with rape in Hull ITV12:14

Fenham taxi driver in court accused of sexually assaulting passenger Chronicle Live12:13

In the last 2 hours

Halewood man charged with multiple sexual offences against four teenage girls Birkenhead News11:40

In the last 4 hours

Unmasked: The Co Antrim woman who tried to stop us exposing her as a sex offender Belfast Telegraph10:15

In the last 6 hours

Missing sex offender: Police confirm Sheffield sighting as 'dangerous' sex offender still on… Sheffield Star09:01

Police warn public to call 999 if they see convicted sex offender who is on the run from prison Yorkshire Post08:42

Unmasked: The Co Antrim woman who tried to stop us exposing her as sex offender Belfast Telegraph07:42

Man told brother 'hope you get gang raped' in homophobic Christmas messages Ayr Advertiser07:32

Earlier today

Sex attacker dies in Monster Mansion while serving 22-year stretch Yorkshire Live04:17

Prison release of serial rapist Alan Blackwell given green light Chronicle Live00:37

Yesterday

Man charged with rape of teenage girls at south Liverpool address Liverpool Echo19:24 12-Jul-25

Sunderland crack-cocaine user claimed he was in 'drug-induced haze' when sexually assaulting… Chronicle Live18:04 12-Jul-25

Convicted sex offender missing as police appeal for help LincsOnline16:28 12-Jul-25

Beach rape investigation: Police renew appeal for key witnesses to come forward ITV15:57 12-Jul-25

Schoolgirl sex assault charge brought against young Wigan man Wigan Today15:46 12-Jul-25

Police hunting rapist think he may be in Sheffield BBC15:41 12-Jul-25

Croydon nurse jailed for rape had thousands of phone contacts from dating apps This Is Local London15:20 12-Jul-25

Jail for repeat sex offender who failed to tell police about phone The Carlisle News & Star15:13 12-Jul-25

Alleged rapists and attackers among 17 arrested in domestic abuse crackdown The Northern Echo15:10 12-Jul-25

Locked Up: Paedophiles, drug dealers, thief and public menace jailed South Wales Argus14:59 12-Jul-25

Sunderland man jailed for sexually assaulting child Sunderland Echo14:38 12-Jul-25

'Dangerous' double-rapist who attacked two women at his home jailed The Northern Echo14:32 12-Jul-25

Brixton shopkeeper jailed for raping woman who paid £13k for bogus treatments Your Local Guardian13:52 12-Jul-25

Predator who treated child like 'piece of meat for own sexual gratification' jailed for 19 years Teesside Live13:34 12-Jul-25

Two boys, 14 and 16, charged with rape and suffocation over attack in flat Metro.co.uk13:29 12-Jul-25

Princes Avenue, Hull: Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 14, charged with rape in Yorkshire Yorkshire Post12:00 12-Jul-25

Stanmore man avoids jail 4 years after sexually assaulting teenager in nightclub My London11:56 12-Jul-25

Boys aged 14 and 16 charged with rape after Princes Avenue incident Hull Live11:52 12-Jul-25

Boys, 14 and 16, charged with rape and suffocation BBC11:09 12-Jul-25

Boys aged 16 and 14 charged with rape and false imprisonment The Independent10:53 12-Jul-25

Police appeal for victims after South Norwood rapist sentenced Inside Croydon10:40 12-Jul-25

17 arrested including suspected rapist, domestic abuser and attackers Teesside Live10:21 12-Jul-25

Sheffield search for 'dangerous' rapist missing from prison after day release Yorkshire Live10:17 12-Jul-25

Croydon nurse lured victim to his home before raping her - others urged to come forward My London09:40 12-Jul-25

Sunderland rapist on bail for 1st attack assaulted second woman whilst armed with hammer Sunderland Echo09:23 12-Jul-25

Sex offender has sentencing adjourned due to 'legal aid' issue Lancashire Telegraph05:36 12-Jul-25

In the last 7 days

Cops searching for man who helped woman after serious sexual assault in Scots town Daily Record23:22 11-Jul-25

Oswestry Police arrest wanted sex offender in Oswestry Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer23:07 11-Jul-25

Sex offender hid phone to secretly film woman in the shower Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk22:55 11-Jul-25

Rapist who threatened to kill victims smiles as he is given 22 year sentence The Argus, Sussex22:49 11-Jul-25

Chale Show director accused of serious child sex offence Isle of Wight County Press22:41 11-Jul-25

Ex-Archbishop was aware of sexual assault allegations BBC20:16 11-Jul-25

Rape suspect caught by Gardaí targeting illegal immigrants crossing border ITV19:55 11-Jul-25

Newcastle rapist who treated child like 'piece of meat' caged for 19 years Chronicle Live19:05 11-Jul-25

Serial rapist smiles as he is jailed for 22 years BBC18:48 11-Jul-25

Elder 'Papa B' jailed for rape and sexual assault BBC18:35 11-Jul-25

Appeal for victims after Brixton shopkeeper raped woman who 'came to him for spiritual healing' My London18:28 11-Jul-25

Rapist nurse saved thousands of women’s details from dating apps The Independent18:16 11-Jul-25

'Clearly dangerous' Sunderland rapist jailed for eight years for sex attacks on two women Chronicle Live18:14 11-Jul-25

‘Healer’ raped woman after claiming sex would rid her of evil spirit The Independent17:26 11-Jul-25

Appeal for victims after Croydon man jailed for rape and voyeurism Metropolitan Police (Press Release)17:18 11-Jul-25

'Callous cruelty' - Man who raped and controlled multiple women is jailed SussexWorld17:17 11-Jul-25

Man charged following sexual assault incident in Portsmouth The News, Portsmouth17:10 11-Jul-25

Louth sex offender jailed after assaulting child under 13 more than 10 times Lincolnshire Live16:59 11-Jul-25

Belfast sex offender offered man £500 for pics of children in school uniforms Belfast Live16:34 11-Jul-25

Sex offender jailed after breaching prevention order BBC16:34 11-Jul-25

Complaint About Rupert Lowe’s Rape Gangs Fundraiser Immediately Thrown Out By Standards Commissioner Guido Fawkes' Blog16:29 11-Jul-25

Sex offenders avoiding mugshots and DNA in police 'loophole' Bournemouth Daily Echo16:11 11-Jul-25

Police search launched for missing Calderdale sex offender Halifax Courier15:55 11-Jul-25

Appeal for information following sexual assault, Dumfries Police Scotland (Press Release)15:50 11-Jul-25

Man jailed after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a child in Crawley SussexWorld15:39 11-Jul-25

PC would have been sacked for child sex offences BBC15:34 11-Jul-25

'Despicable' taxi driver jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girl ITV15:32 11-Jul-25

Special hospital garden blossoms under care of contractors including team from Carnforth firm Lancaster Guardian15:22 11-Jul-25

Police still searching for 'key witnesses' to beach rape Bournemouth Daily Echo15:20 11-Jul-25

Louth man jailed for 12 years for sexual assaults on young girl LincolnshireWorld15:13 11-Jul-25

Abuser who replied no comment in interview jailed for sick crimes Birmingham Live15:08 11-Jul-25

Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape Evening Standard14:58 11-Jul-25

Face of 'heinous' Stoke-on-Trent child rapist Stoke-On-Trent Live14:55 11-Jul-25

Bluestone Team boosts victim support and rape prosecutions The Pembrokeshire Herald14:53 11-Jul-25

Man jailed for ‘pestering’ fellow resident at sex offenders hostel for indecent images of… Belfast Telegraph14:51 11-Jul-25

Two men charged with rape after passers-by find ‘distressed’ woman in York York Press14:43 11-Jul-25

Two men appear in court after being charged with rape in York York Press14:43 11-Jul-25

Man, 37, sentenced for ‘traumatic’ sexual attack on teen at Watford club Watford Observer14:41 11-Jul-25

Man accused of 'stalking and sexual assault' to appear in crown court Watford Observer14:41 11-Jul-25

'Spiritual healer' who raped woman may be serial attacker, police fear Evening Standard14:28 11-Jul-25

Violent drunk to be deported after destroying woman's life in brutal, repeated rape Yorkshire Live13:36 11-Jul-25

Lostprophets guitarist breaks 'years of silence' after vile Ian Watkins scandal Wales Online13:24 11-Jul-25

Appeal for victims after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape and sexual assault Metropolitan Police (Press Release)13:23 11-Jul-25

Plymouth cold case rapist caught by DNA decades later dies Plymouth Live12:45 11-Jul-25

Rapist who repeatedly attacked underage girl is jailed for more than 22 years Coventry Observer12:31 11-Jul-25

Rapist jailed for 17 years as judge describes case as 'massively serious' The Telegraph & Argus12:09 11-Jul-25

Man found guilty of rape and other sexual offences BBC11:49 11-Jul-25

African grill restaurant at centre of ‘shadow licence’ row Hackney Citizen11:27 11-Jul-25

Escaped rapist 'a real danger to the public' ITV11:25 11-Jul-25

Prison’s former security head is jailed for two sex offences The Guernsey Press & Star11:10 11-Jul-25

Police appeal to trace “dangerous” wanted man – a convicted sex offender with links to… Derbyshire Times10:42 11-Jul-25

'Dangerous rapist missing from prison' as manhunt stretches to Midlands Birmingham Live10:33 11-Jul-25

Jail death of Scots paedophile who raped two young girls to be probed by Sheriff Daily Record10:19 11-Jul-25

Operation Stovewood: Rotherham man who 'caught and raped' woman at picnic in 2000s locked up… Sheffield Star10:14 11-Jul-25

Police appeal for help in identifying man in image following report of sexual assault by… LincolnshireWorld10:08 11-Jul-25

Two men charged with York city centre rape as public help woman 'in distress' Yorkshire Live10:01 11-Jul-25

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog BBC09:42 11-Jul-25

Police make appeal after convicted rapist fails to return to open prison near Boston LincolnshireWorld09:27 11-Jul-25

Sexual offence was “selfish and unwarranted”, court tells man Jersey Evening Post09:08 11-Jul-25

Man denies all charges of sexual assault and 'inappropriate acts' in Epping Essex Live07:29 11-Jul-25

Conor McGregor yet to be served summons for sexual assault lawsuit in US as case stalls Belfast Telegraph07:12 11-Jul-25

Locked up - the criminals put behind bars in June Swindon Advertiser06:44 11-Jul-25

Man accused of multiple sexual offences against girls as young as 11 Norwich Evening News06:39 11-Jul-25

Oxfordshire man found guilty of grooming boy, 15, calling him 'cute' and 'sexy' Oxford Mail06:38 11-Jul-25

Paedophile jailed for raping child dies in prison The Argus, Sussex06:33 11-Jul-25

Indecent images land former election candidate in court Barnsley Chronicle06:03 11-Jul-25

Hartlepool sex offender breached court order after chatting to females on Snapchat, Instagram… Hartlepool Mail04:51 11-Jul-25

'Devious' child sex pervert who's been committing vile crimes for over 50 years is locked up… Teesside Live00:19 11-Jul-25

Nappy fetishist jailed for horrific hotel assault on toddler Norwich Evening News22:31 10-Jul-25

Appeal after rapist fails to return to prison BBC22:17 10-Jul-25

Police appeal after ‘dangerous’ convicted rapist failed to return to open prison LincsOnline21:03 10-Jul-25

Officer accused of rape says women 'didn't say no' BBC20:47 10-Jul-25

Pictures of former PE teacher charged with sexual offences against boy and two girls Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire20:31 10-Jul-25

Stonehouse Oap faces trial over historic child sexual offences Stroud News & Journal, Gloucestershire20:31 10-Jul-25

My family tried to murder me in an attempted 'honour killing' at our UK home and left me dying… MailOnline20:14 10-Jul-25

Depraved Scots rapist caged after preying on women as they slept Daily Record19:33 10-Jul-25

Man jailed 20 years after raping woman BBC19:15 10-Jul-25

'Predatory' rapist attacked victim multiple times Gloucester Live19:00 10-Jul-25

Sexual predator from Kent 'boasted about child abuse online' KentLive18:20 10-Jul-25

view more headlines

13 Jul 12:14

Don't miss out! Get the day's top headlines delivered to your inbox

About our Sex Crime Cases news

Latest news on Sex Crime Cases (UK), covering prosecutions, investigations, sentencing, victim support, legislation, and court proceedings.

The UK legal system handles thousands of sex crime cases annually, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuting offences ranging from sexual assault to child abuse. Recent statistics show a concerning trend in reported incidents, with police forces across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland working to improve investigation methods and conviction rates.

Current developments in sex crime prosecution focus on reducing court backlogs and addressing low conviction rates. The criminal justice system has implemented new measures to support victims through the legal process, including pre-recorded evidence and enhanced special measures in courtrooms. Recent legislative changes have also strengthened sentencing guidelines for serious sexual offences.

Behind the headlines are the experiences of survivors navigating the complex reporting and justice process. Support organisations across the UK provide crucial assistance to victims, offering counselling, advocacy, and practical guidance. Community awareness programmes are working to educate the public about consent and prevention, while specialist police units continue to develop more trauma-informed approaches to interviewing and evidence collection.

The UK's approach to sex crime cases has evolved significantly over the past decades. Historical cases continue to be brought forward as societal attitudes shift and reporting barriers diminish. The impact of high-profile prosecutions has helped change public perception and encouraged more survivors to come forward, though challenges remain in addressing institutional failures and ensuring equal access to justice.

Our NewsNow feed on Sex Crime Cases (UK) provides comprehensive coverage from trusted sources, keeping you informed about significant developments in legislation, notable court cases, and support initiatives. Stay updated with the latest information on how the justice system is addressing these serious crimes and working to protect vulnerable individuals throughout the UK.

Sex Crime Cases

Latest News

About our Sex Crime Cases news

UK Crime Top Stories

UK Top Stories

World Top Stories