Tim Westwood was officially charged in October 2025 with multiple sexual offences, including four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault. These charges stem from alleged incidents involving seven women over a span of more than three decades (1983 to 2016), with claimed offences occurring in various locations including London and Stroud.
How Tim Westwood Gained Status and Popularity.
Westwood became one of the first DJs to regularly play hip-hop on British radio, helping to popularize the genre and bring American artists to UK audiences. Starting on London pirate station LWR, he moved on to Kiss FM and Capital FM before landing his influential “The Rap Show” on BBC Radio 1 in 1994. The program gave a crucial platform to both US and UK artists.