Figures show rise in suicides after domestic abuse
Recent figures indicate a significant increase in suicides among domestic abuse victims in England and Wales. The National Police Chiefs' Council reported 150 suspected suicides in the year ending March 2025, up from 98 the previous year. Experts suggest that improved awareness and changes in reporting practices may have contributed to this rise.
- ▪The number of domestic abuse victims who took their own lives rose to 150 in the year to March 2025.
- ▪A significant proportion of young people aged 16 to 19 were identified as victims of domestic abuse.
- ▪The Domestic Homicide Project reported 347 deaths linked to domestic abuse in the same period.
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Figures show rise in suicides after domestic abuse28 April 2026ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJade ThompsonandSima Kotecha,senior UK correspondentGetty ImagesThere has been a sizeable rise in the number of victims of domestic abuse who took their own lives in England and Wales, official figures show.Some 150 people are suspected of taking their own lives in the year to March 2025, up from 98 suicides in the previous 12 months, according to data from the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC).Police believe improved awareness and a change in reporting practice have driven the rise in the figures.The Domestic Homicide Project found 8% of victims were aged 16 to 24 years old.
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