This publication provides information on the number of police recorded offences which were identified as being so called ‘honour-based’ abuse-related. This data has been collected by the Home Office from police forces in England and Wales on a mandatory basis since April 2019. Data for Devon and Cornwall Police has not been included in this bulletin as they have been unable to supply data following the implementation of a new IT system in November 2022.

The data has been published to shine a light on the level of these offences dealt with by the police and to encourage other victims to come forward and report these offences to the police.