Marac data
We collect data from all Maracs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and most Maracs in Scotland. See the latest and past figures from the national dataset.
Data about domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is prevalent across all areas of the UK, and across all sections of our society.
There is rarely just one victim of domestic abuse – it affects whole families, and whole communities. We also know that the most vulnerable in society often find it hardest to access support.
The size of the challenge, shown below with the latest available figures, sets the context for our work to end domestic violence for everyone and for good.
Official statistics show the number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the authorities every year. But the problem is much bigger than shown in official statistics, as many victims and children don’t tell anyone about the abuse, and they are not recorded as crimes. That’s why SafeLives also uses data from our Insights database – one of the largest national databases of domestic abuse cases in the UK, with more than 39,000 records from 2016 to date.
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2.1 million peopleaged 16 and over in England and Wales experience some form of domestic abuse
1.4 million female (5.7% of women) victims and 751,000 male victims (3.2% of men)
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Each year more than 75,000 peoplein the UK are at high and imminent risk of being murdered or seriously injured as a result of domestic abuse.
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In the UK, women are much more likely than men to be the victims of high risk or severe domestic abuse:93% of those going to Marac and 95% accessing an Idva service are women.
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1.5 milliondomestic abuse related incidents and crimes
were recorded by police in England and Wales, in the year ending March 2023.
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Eightwomen a month are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales
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Over 105,000 childrenlive in homes where there is high-risk domestic abuse
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78% of children living with domestic abuseare directly harmed by the perpetrator of the abuse, in addition to the harm caused by witnessing the abuse of others.
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2.5 yearsis the average time victims at high risk of serious harm or murder live with domestic abuse before getting help
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73% of victimssought help two times on average from professionals in the year before they got effective help to stop the abuse.
