Hundreds of sexual misconduct allegations made against British police, data shows

Complaints could relate to historic allegations and most, where the gender was recorded, were against male officers, the data shows.

Most claims where the gender was recorded were against male British police officers. Picture: PA

Hundreds of allegations of sexual misconduct were made against serving UK police officers across Britain over five years.

Figures from 31 police forces obtained by RADAR under the Freedom of Information Act reveal at least 750 accusations were made against officers between 2016 and 2020.