Data
Harm outside the home, authority by authority
When a social worker completes an assessment, they record the factors they found. These are the factors that point to harm outside the home, for every local authority, beside England. Every figure describes a whole authority. None describes a school, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Across England
- Child criminal exploitation: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (3.2% of assessments) in 68 of the 152 authorities that publish it.
- Child sexual exploitation: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (2.4% of assessments) in 70 of the 153 authorities that publish it.
- Gangs: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (1.7% of assessments) in 68 of the 146 authorities that publish it.
- Going missing: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (3.3% of assessments) in 68 of the 151 authorities that publish it.
- Trafficking: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (0.4% of assessments) in 65 of the 114 authorities that publish it.
- Sexual abuse by another child: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (2.5% of assessments) in 62 of the 151 authorities that publish it.
- Physical abuse by another child: recorded in a higher share of assessments than across England (3% of assessments) in 54 of the 151 authorities that publish it.
| England | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding Children Partnership | not published | 3.7% Higher | 3.3% Higher | 4.4% Higher | 1.5% Higher | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Barnet Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.9% Higher | 5% Higher | 3.9% Higher | 5.8% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Barnsley Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.2% | not published | 3% Higher | 2% |
| Bath and North East Somerset Bath & North East Somerset Community Safety and Safeguarding Partnership | 7.8% Higher | 4% Higher | 5.5% Higher | 7% Higher | 2.2% Higher | not published | 2.3% |
| Bedford Bedford Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 4.5% Higher | 3% Higher | 7% Higher | 0.6% | 7% Higher | 7.6% Higher |
| Bexley Bexley Safeguarding Partnership for Children & Young People | 4.5% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 4.9% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 3.4% Higher |
| Birmingham Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.2% Higher | 1.9% | 2.5% Higher | 3.8% Higher | 0.4% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Blackpool Blackpool Safeguarding Partnerships | 3.5% | 6% Higher | 1.1% | 3% | not published | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Bolton Bolton Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 0.7% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 2.9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2% | 0.5% Higher | 0.9% | 7% Higher |
| Bracknell Forest Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Board | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | not published | 3.2% Higher | 2.8% |
| Bradford Bradford District Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.5% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 2.4% Higher | 6.2% Higher | 1% Higher | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Brent Brent Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% Higher | 2.3% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 3.3% Higher |
| Brighton and Hove Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 0% | 2.5% | 9.5% Higher |
| Bristol, City of Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership | 7.3% Higher | 4.6% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 5.6% Higher | 1.8% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 4.1% Higher |
| Bromley Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 3% |
| Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 3.7% Higher | 2.5% Higher | 5.5% Higher | 0.3% | 3.5% Higher | 4.2% Higher |
| Bury Bury Safeguarding Partnership | 2.2% | 2.7% Higher | 2.5% Higher | 4.4% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 3.2% Higher | 3.7% Higher |
| Calderdale Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.3% | 2.7% Higher | not published | 3.8% Higher | not published | 3.2% Higher | 1.8% |
| Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board | 4.2% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 1.7% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 3.3% Higher | 4.9% Higher |
| Camden Camden Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | not published | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 2.3% | not published | 5.9% Higher | 10.5% Higher |
| Cheshire East Cheshire East Safeguarding Children's Partnership | 0% | 4.5% Higher | 1.8% | 5.4% Higher | 0.4% | 4.2% Higher | 4.5% Higher |
| Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 4.5% Higher | 1.6% | 4.6% Higher | 0.4% | 3.3% Higher | 2.8% |
| City of London City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 0% | not published | not published | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Cornwall Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.5% | 1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | not published | 4.2% Higher | 0.7% |
| County Durham Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.2% | 2.8% Higher | 1.8% | 4.1% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| Coventry Coventry Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.1% | 1.3% | 2.1% Higher | 2.7% | 0.2% | 4.5% Higher | 5.6% Higher |
| Croydon Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.8% Higher | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| Cumberland Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.4% | 3% Higher | 0.3% | 3.7% Higher | 0.2% | 2.9% Higher | 4.2% Higher |
| Darlington Darlington Safeguarding Partnership | 0% | 2.7% Higher | 2.4% Higher | 2.8% | 0.6% | 3.9% Higher | 7.1% Higher |
| Derby Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4% Higher | 2.2% | 1.5% | 4.3% Higher | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Derbyshire Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.3% Higher | 3.2% Higher | 0.7% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 4.9% Higher | 3.7% Higher |
| Devon Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 3.6% | not published | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Doncaster Doncaster Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.8% | not published | 2.6% | 1% |
| Dorset Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.6% | not published | 3.8% Higher | 3.2% |
| Dudley Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% Higher | 3% | 0.5% Higher | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| Ealing Ealing Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.4% | 1% | 1.7% | 2% | not published | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 1.3% | not published | 4.9% Higher | 1.8% |
| East Sussex East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6% Higher | 5.1% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 6.5% Higher | 0.4% | 7.3% Higher | 4.6% Higher |
| Enfield Enfield Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6.8% Higher | 3.8% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 4.5% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 4% Higher | 3.9% Higher |
| Essex Essex Safeguarding Children Board | 2.1% | 1% | 0.9% | 2.6% | not published | 3.3% Higher | 2.6% |
| Gateshead Gateshead Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.9% | 1.2% | not published | 2.1% | 1.1% Higher | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.7% Higher | 4.5% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 5.1% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 5.9% Higher |
| Greenwich Greenwich Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.3% Higher | 1.3% | 2.3% Higher | 2.9% | not published | 2.6% | 2% |
| Hackney City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.2% Higher | 4.9% Higher | 1.8% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 7.3% Higher |
| Halton Halton Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.1% | 1% | 0.8% | 2.7% | not published | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Local Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.2% Higher | 1.7% | 1.9% Higher | 3% | not published | 1% | 3.5% Higher |
| Hampshire Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Haringey Haringey Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6.3% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 3.4% | 0.7% Higher | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| Harrow Harrow Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.1% | not published | 1.4% | 3.2% |
| Hartlepool Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.7% | 3.1% Higher | 1% | 3.8% Higher | not published | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Havering Havering Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 2.9% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 0.9% Higher | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Herefordshire, County of Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% | not published | 2.1% | 2.9% |
| Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.3% | 3.5% Higher | 2.2% Higher | 4.9% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| Hillingdon Hillingdon Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.4% Higher | 4% Higher | 2.5% Higher | 4% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 1.7% | 4.5% Higher |
| Hounslow Hounslow Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.1% Higher | 2.3% | 1.9% Higher | 2.8% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5.5% Higher |
| Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.3% | 1.3% | not published | 0.7% | not published | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Isles of Scilly Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Islington Islington Safeguarding Children's Partnership | 8.4% Higher | 4.8% Higher | 5.8% Higher | 6.1% Higher | 1.2% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 5% Higher |
| Kensington and Chelsea Local Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1% | 1% | not published | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Kent Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.5% Higher | 2.6% | 1.7% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.7% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 3.5% Higher |
| Kingston upon Thames Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Kirklees Kirklees Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.8% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 2.6% Higher | 3.6% | 0.5% Higher | 2.3% | 3.9% Higher |
| Knowsley Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.8% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 3.4% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Lambeth Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership | 7.1% Higher | 2.7% Higher | 3.3% Higher | 5.3% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 2.1% | 4.4% Higher |
| Lancashire Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership | 3.2% | 2.7% Higher | 2% Higher | 4.4% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 3.2% |
| Leeds Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.9% Higher | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| Leicester Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 4.1% Higher | 2.1% Higher | 4.7% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 3.9% Higher | 5.1% Higher |
| Leicestershire Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| Lewisham Lewisham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.9% Higher | 5.1% Higher | 3.6% Higher | 5.8% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 2.2% | 4.5% Higher |
| Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2% |
| Liverpool Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.6% Higher | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Luton Luton Safeguarding Children Partnership | 8.1% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 5.8% Higher | 4.4% Higher | 1% Higher | 0.5% | 6.8% Higher |
| Manchester Manchester Safeguarding Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 2.1% | 2% Higher | 5% Higher | 0.9% Higher | 1.2% | 3% |
| Medway Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.8% | 1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | not published | 1.6% | 2.9% |
| Merton Merton Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.3% | 6.6% Higher | 1% | 2.1% | not published | 4.3% Higher | 2.4% |
| Middlesbrough South Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.3% Higher | 1.7% | 2.9% Higher | 3.4% | 0.7% Higher | 0.8% | 2.4% |
| Milton Keynes MK Together | 4.3% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 3% Higher | 6.7% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 3.8% Higher | 3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.3% Higher | 1.8% | 2.6% Higher | 3.5% | 0.8% Higher | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Newham Newham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.5% Higher | 2.4% | 3.3% Higher | 4% Higher | 0.8% Higher | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Norfolk Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.5% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 2.1% Higher | 3.5% | 0.6% Higher | 2.1% | 3.9% Higher |
| North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5% Higher | 4% Higher | 1.7% | 4.9% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 5.3% Higher | 4.7% Higher |
| North Lincolnshire Children's Multi-Agency Resilience and Safeguarding (MARS) Partnership | 6.2% Higher | 4% Higher | 2.4% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 0.5% | 3.7% Higher | 1.8% |
| North Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 7% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 5.2% Higher | 1% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 4.3% Higher |
| North Somerset North Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4% Higher | 5% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 8.3% Higher | 1.4% Higher | 2.2% | 5% Higher |
| North Tyneside North Tyneside Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.6% | 2% | 1.1% | 4.4% Higher | not published | 3.2% Higher | 2.8% |
| North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.1% | 3.1% Higher | 0.6% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 4.7% Higher | 3.2% |
| Northumberland Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership | 2.3% | 2% | 1.1% | 5.2% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Nottingham Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.6% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 3.6% Higher | 5.3% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 3% Higher | 3.1% |
| Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 2% | 3.7% Higher |
| Oldham Oldham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.4% | 1% | 1.1% | 8.3% Higher | not published | 2.9% Higher | 2.1% |
| Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6.4% Higher | 3.6% Higher | 2.7% Higher | 6.4% Higher | 0.9% Higher | 3.6% Higher | 6.4% Higher |
| Peterborough Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board | 4.6% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 2.6% Higher | 4.5% Higher | 1.4% Higher | 1.9% | 6.8% Higher |
| Plymouth Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 4.5% Higher | not published | 4.9% Higher | 2.2% |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.4% | not published | 2.8% Higher | 2.1% |
| Reading Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.3% Higher | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | not published | 3.1% Higher | 2.5% |
| Redbridge Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership | 7% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 2.9% | 0.9% Higher | 1.8% | 3.7% Higher |
| Redcar and Cleveland South Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.6% Higher | 1.6% | 2.4% Higher | 4.3% Higher | 0.3% | 3% Higher | 4% Higher |
| Richmond upon Thames Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3% | 2.3% | 1% | 3.7% Higher | 0.5% | 2.4% | 4.8% Higher |
| Rochdale Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.4% | 2.7% Higher | 1.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% Higher | 2.5% | 3.9% Higher |
| Rotherham Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.5% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 2.1% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| Rutland Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 10.1% Higher | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Salford Salford Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4% Higher | 2.2% | 3.5% Higher | 3.8% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| Sandwell Sandwell Children's Safeguarding Partnership | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3% Higher | 4.4% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 1% | 3.4% Higher |
| Sefton Sefton Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.2% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% Higher | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Sheffield Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership | 4% Higher | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2% | 2.4% |
| Shropshire Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership | 6.6% Higher | 5.2% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 6.4% Higher | 1.8% Higher | 3.3% Higher | 5.1% Higher |
| Slough Slough Safeguarding Partnership | 4.4% Higher | 5.5% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 4% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 1% | 2.3% |
| Solihull Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.8% | 2.7% Higher | 1.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% Higher | 3% Higher | 2.7% |
| Somerset Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.3% Higher | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.8% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire Children's Partnership | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 0.6% Higher | 3.9% Higher | 2.4% |
| South Tyneside South Tyneside Safeguarding Children and Adults Partnership | 0% | 2.7% Higher | 1.8% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 0% | not published |
| Southampton Southampton Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership | 4.5% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 2% Higher | 3.6% | 0.6% Higher | 3.2% Higher | 2.8% |
| Southend-on-Sea Southend Safeguarding Partnership | 5.6% Higher | 5.8% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 5.1% Higher | 0.6% | 2.8% Higher | 2.5% |
| Southwark Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 1% | 1.3% | 3.2% | not published | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| St. Helens St Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6.5% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 2.2% Higher | 4.9% Higher | 1.1% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 4.9% Higher |
| Staffordshire Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 4.5% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 3.2% Higher | 4.5% Higher | 0.3% | 2.8% Higher | 2.6% |
| Stockport Stockport Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.6% Higher | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.9% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| Stockton-on-Tees Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.1% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 4.3% Higher | 4.9% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnership | 7% Higher | 4.8% Higher | 3.4% Higher | 5.9% Higher | 1.5% Higher | 4.3% Higher | 4.3% Higher |
| Suffolk Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 3.3% Higher | 4.9% Higher |
| Sunderland Sunderland Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 3.9% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 2.2% | 2% |
| Surrey Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 1.4% | 4.6% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 1.8% | 3.7% Higher |
| Sutton Sutton Local Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.7% | 3.4% Higher | 1% | 4.3% Higher | 0.6% | 2.9% Higher | 2.8% |
| Swindon Swindon Safeguarding Partnership | 0% | 1.1% | 3.3% Higher | 0.9% | not published | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Tameside Tameside Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% Higher | 3.5% Higher | 4.6% Higher |
| Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership | 2.4% | 2.7% Higher | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.9% Higher | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Thurrock Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.9% Higher | 1.9% | 2.2% Higher | 3.2% | 0.4% | 2.9% Higher | 4% Higher |
| Torbay Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5% Higher | 3.2% Higher | 0.5% | 3.3% | not published | 2.4% | 4% Higher |
| Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.1% | not published | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Trafford Trafford Strategic Safeguarding Partnership | 4.3% Higher | 2.9% Higher | 2.1% Higher | 6.4% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 1.4% | 3% |
| Wakefield Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0% | 3% Higher | 2.3% Higher | 4.2% Higher | 0.5% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 3.1% |
| Walsall Walsall Safeguarding Partnership | 2.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% Higher | 2.3% | 0.5% Higher | 2.3% | 3.6% Higher |
| Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Safeguarding Children Board | 7.6% Higher | 1.4% | 2.7% Higher | 3.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Wandsworth Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.5% | not published | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Warrington Warrington Safeguarding Partnerships | 4.1% Higher | 3.1% Higher | 1.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 3.2% Higher | 2.3% |
| Warwickshire Warwickshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership | 3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% Higher |
| West Berkshire Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2% | 0% | 4.3% Higher | 2% |
| West Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 6.7% Higher | 3.3% Higher | 3.9% Higher | 6.6% Higher | 0.7% Higher | 2.8% Higher | 4.6% Higher |
| West Sussex West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 3.1% | not published | 2.4% | 1.4% |
| Westminster Local Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | not published | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Westmorland and Furness Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 4.5% Higher |
| Wigan Wigan Safeguarding Children's Partnership | 3.8% Higher | 3% Higher | 2% Higher | 3.9% Higher | 0.3% | 3.7% Higher | 2.2% |
| Wiltshire Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership | 4.8% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 2.1% Higher | 5% Higher | 0.8% Higher | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead RBWM Safeguarding Partnership | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | not published | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Wirral Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership | 5.4% Higher | 2.1% | 3.4% Higher | 3.7% Higher | 0.6% Higher | 4.1% Higher | 2.8% |
| Wokingham Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership | 1.1% | 1.4% | not published | 2.1% | not published | 3.2% Higher | 1.7% |
| Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together | 0% | 1.8% | 2.7% Higher | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1% | 1% |
| Worcestershire Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership | 3.2% | 2% | 1.8% | 3% | 0.2% | 2.8% Higher | 4% Higher |
| York City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership | 0.9% | 0.7% | not published | 1% | not published | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Department for Education, Children in need, reporting year 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
Wales
Welsh authorities publish counts of children rather than shares of assessments, so they are not compared with England here and are not comparable between authorities of different sizes.
Welsh Government, children's safeguarding measures by local authority, 2024-25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
Questions about these figures
Where do these figures come from?
For England, from the Department for Education's children in need statistics: the factors a social worker recorded at the end of each assessment, as a share of all assessments, in the year to 31 March 2025. For Wales, from the Welsh Government's children's safeguarding measures, as counts of children. Both are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and are downloadable here as one file.
Do these figures say anything about a school?
No. Every figure is for a whole local authority. None describes a school, its pupils or its streets, and a school in an authority with a higher share is not a school with more harm.
Does a higher share mean more harm?
Not necessarily. A factor recorded in a higher share of assessments can mean more harm, or better identification by social workers, or different recording practice. The figures are a prompt for a conversation with the local safeguarding partnership, not a finding.
What should a designated safeguarding lead do with their authority's figures?
Name the harms the authority records more often than England in the child protection policy's account of the local context, make sure this year's staff training covers their signs, and ask the local safeguarding partnership what it is seeing. Each school's report does this from its own authority's figures.
For one school
Each school's report sets its own authority's figures out factor by factor, beside the picture around its gate, and writes what they mean into the child protection policy, the staff briefing and the governors' report.