Youth justice in West Midlands
Children (aged 10 to 17) cautioned or sentenced, by Youth Justice Service area. Official YJB figures. No individuals.
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1,309
children cautioned or sentenced in West Midlands, 2024–25
+12.5% vs 2023–24 (1,164)
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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4.0%
of 1,894 cautions and sentences were custody
76 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 West Midlands
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Solihull
| Youth Justice Service | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change | Cautions and sentences | Custody share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 202 | 338 | +67.3% | 479 | 5.0% |
| West Mercia | 185 | 170 | -8.1% | 268 | 3.4% |
| Staffordshire | 174 | 167 | -4.0% | 222 | 0.5% |
| Sandwell | 98 | 121 | +23.5% | 160 | 5.0% |
| Warwickshire | 114 | 113 | -0.9% | 153 | 5.9% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 109 | 106 | -2.8% | 161 | 4.3% |
| Walsall | 79 | 75 | -5.1% | 108 | 11.1% |
| Coventry | 61 | 72 | +18.0% | 130 | 1.5% |
| Dudley | 59 | 61 | +3.4% | 91 | 2.2% |
| Wolverhampton | 54 | 61 | +13.0% | 84 | 0.0% |
| Solihull | 29 | 25 | not shown (small) | 38 | 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, West Midlands |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 3,832 |
| 2015–16 | 3,786 |
| 2016–17 | 3,126 |
| 2017–18 | 2,774 |
| 2018–19 | 2,639 |
| 2019–20 | 2,220 |
| 2020–21 | 1,765 |
| 2021–22 | 1,277 |
| 2022–23 | 1,339 |
| 2023–24 | 1,164 |
| 2024–25 | 1,309 |
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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