Youth justice in Wales
Children (aged 10 to 17) cautioned or sentenced, by Youth Justice Service area. Official YJB figures. No individuals.
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628
children cautioned or sentenced in Wales, 2024–25
-19.3% vs 2023–24 (778)
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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2.6%
of 944 cautions and sentences were custody
25 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 Wales
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Swansea, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham, Monmouthshire and Torfaen, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion
| Youth Justice Service | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change | Cautions and sentences | Custody share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conwy and Denbighshire | 74 | 79 | +6.8% | 126 | 0.8% |
| Gwynedd Mon | 115 | 60 | -47.8% | 84 | 0.0% |
| Cardiff | 52 | 59 | +13.5% | 73 | 1.4% |
| Cwm Taf | 85 | 58 | -31.8% | 88 | 4.5% |
| Newport | 28 | 43 | not shown (small) | 74 | 8.1% |
| Bridgend | 30 | 41 | not shown (small) | 53 | 1.9% |
| Powys | 46 | 40 | not shown (small) | 53 | 1.9% |
| Swansea | 47 | 39 | not shown (small) | 46 | not shown (small) |
| Flintshire | 51 | 34 | not shown (small) | 58 | 1.7% |
| Pembrokeshire | 36 | 33 | not shown (small) | 66 | 4.5% |
| Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly | 35 | 27 | not shown (small) | 59 | 1.7% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 18 | 26 | not shown (small) | 35 | not shown (small) |
| Wrexham | 55 | 23 | not shown (small) | 37 | not shown (small) |
| Monmouthshire and Torfaen | 31 | 21 | not shown (small) | 24 | not shown (small) |
| Neath Port Talbot | 32 | 20 | not shown (small) | 28 | not shown (small) |
| Carmarthenshire | 39 | 18 | not shown (small) | 30 | not shown (small) |
| Ceredigion | 4 | 7 | not shown (small) | 10 | 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, Wales |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 1,716 |
| 2015–16 | 1,490 |
| 2016–17 | 1,229 |
| 2017–18 | 1,149 |
| 2018–19 | 1,019 |
| 2019–20 | 1,080 |
| 2020–21 | 876 |
| 2021–22 | 667 |
| 2022–23 | 667 |
| 2023–24 | 778 |
| 2024–25 | 628 |
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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