DJ Tim Westwood, 68, of Westminster, has been charged with two further sexual offences, the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have said.
The additional charges were announced on 22 September 2026 and relate to allegations dating to 1991 and 2004, involving two further women. They bring the total number of charges Westwood faces to 17, involving nine women in all.
All of the matters remain allegations before the courts. Westwood has not been convicted in connection with these charges, and he is entitled to the presumption of innocence and to a fair trial.
The charges
According to the Met and the CPS, the charges Westwood faces are as follows.
The charges brought in October 2025, relating to seven women and to reported non-recent offences said to have taken place between 1983 and 2016:
- Four counts of rape
- Nine counts of indecent assault
- Two counts of sexual assault
The two further charges authorised in September 2026 are:
- One count of indecent assault. It is alleged that in January 1991 a girl aged 16 to 17 was indecently assaulted in Hammersmith and Fulham.
- One count of sexual assault. It is alleged that in May 2004 an 18-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Wandsworth.
No further detail about the allegations is reported here, because criminal proceedings are active, for the reasons explained below.
Court so far
Westwood was first charged in October 2025 with the 15 counts listed above, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police and a charging decision by the CPS.
In September 2026, Catherine P Baccas, a Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in CPS London, said prosecutors had concluded that there was sufficient evidence to bring the two additional charges to court and that further criminal proceedings were in the public interest. That is a decision to prosecute; it is not a finding by a court.
No verdict has been reached in any part of the case, and no outcome of any earlier hearing is recorded in the official statements relied on for this report. This article will be updated as the case moves through the courts.
What happens next
The Met says Westwood is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday 23 October 2026 in relation to the two additional charges.
A trial relating to the original 15 charges is, according to the Met, scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on Monday 25 January 2027. Southwark Crown Court is also hearing the Russell Brand trial, while the Tommy Robinson harassment trial is another high-profile case before the London courts.
Court lists and dates can change, sometimes at short notice. Both dates are reported here as currently scheduled hearings, not as hearings that have already taken place.
Why reporting is restricted
Once a person has been charged, criminal proceedings are treated as active and reporting is restricted by the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and by common law, in line with guidance from the Attorney General’s Office.
Publishing material that creates a substantial risk of seriously prejudicing a fair trial, including speculation about evidence, character or the likely verdict, can itself be an offence.
That is why this report is confined to the charges as authorised, the courts and dates named by the Met and the CPS, and statements made by those authorities. The same caution applies to comments and to posts on social media.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Met has said the force remains committed to providing all available support to the women who have made reports, and has pointed to independent support available through Rape Crisis via its 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.
Anyone wishing to make a report to the Metropolitan Police can do so through its standard reporting routes, including online and by phone, or by calling 999 in an emergency.
Sources: Metropolitan Police news release, 22 September 2026; Crown Prosecution Service, CPS London South, 22 September 2026.
Updated: 20 October 2026 at 5:31.
