Overview

• Norfolk Police data show 444 sexual offences recorded in county schools since 2020, with 67 percent at secondary level and 15 percent in primary settings.
• Children under ten have been implicated in 45 cases, including eight aged five and under accused of rape or sexual assault.
• Nearly 70 percent of the reported victims are female, echoing Ofsted’s warning that sexual harassment of girls has become normalised in schools.
• Sarah Taylor, Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has expressed grave concerns and is drafting a long-term strategy to tackle peer-on-peer abuse.
• Norfolk Police will launch a targeted support scheme next month to help schools address behaviours and attitudes that can lead to allegations of sexual offences.