Youth justice in London
Children (aged 10 to 17) cautioned or sentenced, by Youth Justice Service area. Official YJB figures. No individuals.
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2,423
children cautioned or sentenced in London, 2024–25
+13.1% vs 2023–24 (2,142)
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
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3.7%
of 3,472 cautions and sentences were custody
128 custodial sentences
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
Youth Justice Services in London
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Kensington and Chelsea, Sutton
| Youth Justice Service | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change | Cautions and sentences | Custody share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | 88 | 170 | +93.2% | 226 | 0.9% |
| Croydon | 126 | 152 | +20.6% | 248 | 4.4% |
| Enfield | 105 | 130 | +23.8% | 194 | 3.1% |
| Lewisham | 92 | 111 | +20.7% | 162 | 3.7% |
| Lambeth | 112 | 107 | -4.5% | 142 | 0.7% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 107 | 101 | -5.6% | 142 | 6.3% |
| Brent | 81 | 100 | +23.5% | 138 | 1.4% |
| Waltham Forest | 94 | 99 | +5.3% | 139 | 1.4% |
| Barnet | 66 | 98 | +48.5% | 173 | 0.6% |
| Hackney | 89 | 97 | +9.0% | 166 | 7.8% |
| Newham | 104 | 97 | -6.7% | 138 | 3.6% |
| Haringey | 82 | 91 | +11.0% | 135 | 0.7% |
| Hounslow | 51 | 75 | +47.1% | 119 | 2.5% |
| Southwark | 94 | 75 | -20.2% | 112 | 3.6% |
| Redbridge | 85 | 74 | -12.9% | 99 | 7.1% |
| Ealing | 58 | 73 | +25.9% | 99 | 2.0% |
| Tower Hamlets and City of London | 61 | 69 | +13.1% | 113 | 15.0% |
| Bexley | 63 | 66 | +4.8% | 76 | 2.6% |
| Westminster | 35 | 66 | not shown (small) | 95 | 7.4% |
| Bromley | 46 | 65 | not shown (small) | 75 | 0.0% |
| Hillingdon | 75 | 61 | -18.7% | 83 | 4.8% |
| Camden | 49 | 59 | not shown (small) | 86 | 4.7% |
| Wandsworth | 49 | 58 | not shown (small) | 72 | 1.4% |
| Islington | 50 | 51 | +2.0% | 63 | 4.8% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 38 | 49 | not shown (small) | 58 | 8.6% |
| Harrow | 56 | 46 | not shown (small) | 61 | 8.2% |
| Havering | 59 | 45 | not shown (small) | 63 | 3.2% |
| Kingston and Richmond | 40 | 38 | not shown (small) | 54 | 1.9% |
| Merton | 30 | 38 | not shown (small) | 66 | 1.5% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 17 | 34 | not shown (small) | 41 | not shown (small) |
| Sutton | 40 | 28 | not shown (small) | 34 | not shown (small) |
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
Counts are unrounded figures from the YJB local level tables. Changes and custody shares are not shown where a service had fewer than 50 children or outcomes, because a few cases move them a lot. Children are aged 10 to 17. A child is counted once per year in each service area.
Trend, 2014–15 to 2024–25
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| Year | Children cautioned or sentenced, London |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 5,892 |
| 2015–16 | 5,711 |
| 2016–17 | 5,359 |
| 2017–18 | 5,396 |
| 2018–19 | 4,227 |
| 2019–20 | 3,902 |
| 2020–21 | 3,139 |
| 2021–22 | 2,711 |
| 2022–23 | 2,340 |
| 2023–24 | 2,142 |
| 2024–25 | 2,423 |
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
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