FOI Reference: FOI/2022/4176
You asked
Can you tell me the total number of children that disappeared in the UK last year and this year to date?
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately, we do not hold any statistics specifically relating to the disappearances of children in the UK. The National Crime Agency (NCA) publish statistics on missing persons, including children and the reports can be found here: https://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/resources/downloads/missing-persons-statistical-bulletins#
If you would like more information, you may wish to contact the NCA directly at: ukmpu@nca.gov.uk
If you have any other crime-related queries in the future, you can email crimestatistics@ons.gov.uk.