The latest release from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also shows a 7% increase in rape offences in England and Wales between September 2024 and September last year. Chris Philp, the Conservative shadow home secretary, said the pair of statistics show ‘Labour is failing to keep women safe’. Phillips, the Minister for Violence Against Women and Girls, said: ‘I have spent decades working with survivors of abuse. ‘For too long, violence against women and girls has been treated as a fact of life. For too long, violence against women and girls has been treated as a fact of life.