Sex crimes in UK committed by foreign nationals surge

Convictions of foreign nationals for sexual offences, including rape, have risen sharply by 62% from 2021 to 2024, reaching 1,114 cases, according to Ministry of Justice data from the Police National Computer.

This compares to a 39.3% increase for British nationals, whose convictions grew from 4,409 to 6,142. Foreign nationals made up 14.1% of sexual offence convictions last year, with Indians (100), Romanians (92), and Poles (83) topping the list.The data, obtained by the Center for Migration Control, also shows a 110% rise in sex crime convictions among nationalities like Afghans and Syrians, who dominate Channel crossings.