One in 10 adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in last year, ONS finds

The ONS crime survey for England and Wales showed the increase was driven by a significant rise in intimate partner abuse. Photograph: Tinnakorn jorruang/Shutterstock

Almost one in 10 adults in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse in the last year, a survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) found that 9.6% of people aged 16 and over had experienced domestic abuse in the last year – which equates to about 4.7 million people.