Professor John Robertson OBA There were 30 227 cases of reported domestic abuse in Scotland in 2024-2025.1 All things being equal, you might expect the figure for England & Wales to be around 11 times greater, reflecting a population around 11 times greater – 330 000? In England & Wales in 2024-2025: The police flagged 797,530 offences as domestic abuse-related in YE June 2025, including 623,430 violence against the person offences.2 Based on these official statistics, domestic abuse seems to be more than twice as common in England & Wales. Sources: No doubt there are differences in recording which will … Continue reading Domestic abuse shockingly far more common in England & Wales than in Scotland