Legal Expert Shares 4 Subtle Signs Of Coercive Control

There were 49,557 offences of coercive control recorded by the police in England and Wales in the year ending March 2025, according to domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid.

This is an increase from 45,310 in the year ending March 2024.

Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. “Coercive control creates invisible chains and a sense of fear that pervades all elements of a survivor’s life,” said the charity.

“It works to limit their human rights by depriving them of their liberty and...