FOI 0834-2025/26- Controlling/coercive behaviour

Request:

Q1. For each calendar year since the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship was introduced (December 2015), please provide the number of crimes recorded by your force under this offence. Please provide a figure for each full year 2016 - 2025

Q2. For the corresponding period as (1) and for the same offence, please provide the number of those cases that resulted in a charge being authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Q3. For the corresponding period as (1+2), and for the same offence, please provide the number of those cases that resulted in the charged individual being found guilty at any court.

Please refer to FOI 171030009 from 2016 where guilty charges are given by your force. Please confirm this figure and replicate for each year since: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F5abbaa9ce5274a1aa2d41a97%2Ffoi-171030009-coercive-control-law-prosecutions.docx&data=05%7C02%7CCivilDisclosure%40northyorkshire.police.uk%7Cf8fa3b22b6804582e61108de25f06e7a%7C2c84bc9193af476e9721cdad67cb3ead%7C0%7C0%7C638989911765664060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WyYj5zQeI4BXR%2FiAsfklcDxhdUdZH2m7CadLw1N70nM%3D&reserved=0

Please supply the information in a spreadsheet format (e.g., Excel or CSV), with each year presented clearly.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of Engage in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate/family relationship crimes recorded between 01 December 2025 and 24 November 2025, broken down by calendar year.

Q2. Of those above, please see the table below showing those with a charged crime outcome.

Q3. Conviction data is held by HMCTS and is not recorded in an easily retrievable format, meaning that a manual read of records (those above) would be required to extract the data which would trigger an excess cost response. You may wish to liaise with HMCTS for further information on this section of your request.

North Yorkshire Police have noted your preference in receiving this information in excel format however, it is our responsibility to protect the personal data and other sensitive information which may be contained within our data sheets. As you may be aware excel data sheets may contain hidden information which may contain personal or sensitive information that, if exposed, could lead to a data breach. It is for this reason we have decided to provide you with the requested information in an alternative format

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.