Prostitution in Context The UK Government suggests that approximately 80,000 individuals in the UK are believed to be involved in the sex industry. The British Medical Association 2006 figures suggest that 1 in 10 men paid for sex in this country. We believe these figures are only the tip of the iceberg. According to Safer Leeds Partnership January 2007 figures, a conservative estimate in excess of 250 women are working on the streets in the city of Leeds (mainly in the Holbeck area) with a similar number working from off-street premises in various massage parlours, saunas and brothels.