Youth justice in South East
Children (aged 10 to 17) cautioned or sentenced, by Youth Justice Service area. Official YJB figures. No individuals.
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1,858
children cautioned or sentenced in South East, 2024–25
-7.0% vs 2023–24 (1,998)
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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3.1%
of 2,851 cautions and sentences were custody
89 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 South East
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead
| Youth Justice Service | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change | Cautions and sentences | Custody share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 447 | 406 | -9.2% | 620 | 3.1% |
| Hampshire | 133 | 206 | +54.9% | 288 | 3.1% |
| West Sussex | 173 | 199 | +15.0% | 377 | 1.6% |
| Surrey | 161 | 168 | +4.3% | 230 | 2.2% |
| Oxfordshire | 207 | 159 | -23.2% | 224 | 0.4% |
| East Sussex | 123 | 104 | -15.4% | 146 | 3.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | 114 | 100 | -12.3% | 139 | 3.6% |
| Medway | 95 | 78 | -17.9% | 132 | 4.5% |
| Brighton and Hove | 70 | 69 | -1.4% | 126 | 6.3% |
| Milton Keynes | 85 | 68 | -20.0% | 86 | 3.5% |
| Portsmouth | 85 | 68 | -20.0% | 124 | 9.7% |
| Southampton | 70 | 65 | -7.1% | 114 | 3.5% |
| Isle of Wight | 47 | 36 | not shown (small) | 60 | 6.7% |
| Reading | 50 | 36 | not shown (small) | 47 | not shown (small) |
| Slough | 38 | 24 | not shown (small) | 43 | not shown (small) |
| West Berkshire | 32 | 20 | not shown (small) | 29 | not shown (small) |
| Bracknell Forest | 26 | 19 | not shown (small) | 26 | not shown (small) |
| Wokingham | 19 | 18 | not shown (small) | 20 | not shown (small) |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 23 | 15 | not shown (small) | 20 | 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, South East |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 5,052 |
| 2015–16 | 4,147 |
| 2016–17 | 2,990 |
| 2017–18 | 3,323 |
| 2018–19 | 2,582 |
| 2019–20 | 2,669 |
| 2020–21 | 2,426 |
| 2021–22 | 1,956 |
| 2022–23 | 2,081 |
| 2023–24 | 1,998 |
| 2024–25 | 1,858 |
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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