Youth justice: England and Wales
Children aged 10 to 17 cautioned or sentenced, for every one of the 155 Youth Justice Services. Official Youth Justice Board statistics. No individuals.
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13,289
children cautioned or sentenced in England and Wales, 2024–25
-2.9% vs 2023–24 (13,686) · 37,946 in 2014–15
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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19,638
cautions and sentences given to children, 2024–25
Pre Court 24.8% · First Tier 57.0% · Community 14.6% · Custody 3.5%
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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3.5%
of cautions and sentences were custody
696 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
Children cautioned or sentenced, 2014–15 to 2024–25
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| Year | Children cautioned or sentenced |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 37,946 |
| 2015–16 | 32,848 |
| 2016–17 | 28,352 |
| 2017–18 | 28,062 |
| 2018–19 | 23,355 |
| 2019–20 | 21,005 |
| 2020–21 | 16,774 |
| 2021–22 | 14,277 |
| 2022–23 | 13,743 |
| 2023–24 | 13,686 |
| 2024–25 | 13,289 |
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
Cautions and sentences by tier, 2024–25
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| Tier | Cautions and sentences | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre Court | 4,874 | 24.8% |
| First Tier | 11,194 | 57.0% |
| Community | 2,874 | 14.6% |
| Custody | 696 | 3.5% |
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file · Pre Court = youth cautions and conditional cautions; First Tier = referral orders, fines, discharges; Community = youth rehabilitation orders; Custody = detention and training orders and longer sentences.
By region
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| Region | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 2,142 | 2,423 | +13.1% |
| South East | 1,998 | 1,858 | -7.0% |
| North West | 1,863 | 1,772 | -4.9% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1,469 | 1,486 | +1.2% |
| West Midlands | 1,164 | 1,309 | +12.5% |
| Eastern | 1,467 | 1,233 | -16.0% |
| South West | 1,103 | 980 | -11.2% |
| East Midlands | 1,053 | 890 | -15.5% |
| North East | 649 | 710 | +9.4% |
| Wales | 778 | 628 | -19.3% |
Source: Youth Justice Statistics: 2024 to 2025 — local level open data tables (Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, published 29 January 2026) · file
Every Youth Justice Service
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Swansea, Reading, Darlington, Blackburn with Darwen, Kensington and Chelsea, St. Helens, South Tyneside, Bath and North East Somerset…
| Youth Justice Service | Children 2023–24 | Children 2024–25 | Change | Cautions and sentences | Custody share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 447 | 406 | -9.2% | 620 | 3.1% |
| Birmingham | 202 | 338 | +67.3% | 479 | 5.0% |
| Hertfordshire | 332 | 299 | -9.9% | 477 | 1.5% |
| Essex | 294 | 268 | -8.8% | 370 | 2.7% |
| Leeds | 292 | 251 | -14.0% | 381 | 5.8% |
| Manchester | 268 | 249 | -7.1% | 409 | 3.9% |
| Lancashire | 244 | 242 | -0.8% | 383 | 2.6% |
| Bradford | 178 | 206 | +15.7% | 303 | 2.3% |
| Hampshire | 133 | 206 | +54.9% | 288 | 3.1% |
| West Sussex | 173 | 199 | +15.0% | 377 | 1.6% |
| Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Halton and Warrington | 161 | 186 | +15.5% | 293 | 3.4% |
| Greenwich | 88 | 170 | +93.2% | 226 | 0.9% |
| West Mercia | 185 | 170 | -8.1% | 268 | 3.4% |
| Sheffield | 180 | 169 | -6.1% | 202 | 5.0% |
| Surrey | 161 | 168 | +4.3% | 230 | 2.2% |
| Staffordshire | 174 | 167 | -4.0% | 222 | 0.5% |
| Dorset Combined YOS | 172 | 164 | -4.7% | 246 | 2.8% |
| Northamptonshire | 177 | 163 | -7.9% | 215 | 3.3% |
| Norfolk | 195 | 162 | -16.9% | 239 | 5.0% |
| Oxfordshire | 207 | 159 | -23.2% | 224 | 0.4% |
| Durham | 177 | 158 | -10.7% | 311 | 4.8% |
| Croydon | 126 | 152 | +20.6% | 248 | 4.4% |
| North Yorkshire | 118 | 152 | +28.8% | 197 | 1.0% |
| Suffolk | 178 | 146 | -18.0% | 208 | 1.4% |
| Devon | 138 | 132 | -4.3% | 183 | 0.0% |
| Enfield | 105 | 130 | +23.8% | 194 | 3.1% |
| Bury and Rochdale | 143 | 127 | -11.2% | 163 | 3.7% |
| Lincolnshire | 131 | 123 | -6.1% | 188 | 2.1% |
| Nottinghamshire | 134 | 122 | -9.0% | 150 | 3.3% |
| Sandwell | 98 | 121 | +23.5% | 160 | 5.0% |
| Nottingham | 160 | 120 | -25.0% | 219 | 7.3% |
| Leicester City | 130 | 119 | -8.5% | 154 | 12.3% |
| Liverpool | 107 | 119 | +11.2% | 196 | 4.6% |
| Warwickshire | 114 | 113 | -0.9% | 153 | 5.9% |
| Cornwall | 117 | 112 | -4.3% | 135 | 0.0% |
| Lewisham | 92 | 111 | +20.7% | 162 | 3.7% |
| Bolton | 98 | 110 | +12.2% | 162 | 3.7% |
| Bristol | 135 | 110 | -18.5% | 172 | 5.8% |
| Lambeth | 112 | 107 | -4.5% | 142 | 0.7% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 109 | 106 | -2.8% | 161 | 4.3% |
| East Sussex | 123 | 104 | -15.4% | 146 | 3.4% |
| Derbyshire | 144 | 102 | -29.2% | 184 | 1.6% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 107 | 101 | -5.6% | 142 | 6.3% |
| Brent | 81 | 100 | +23.5% | 138 | 1.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | 114 | 100 | -12.3% | 139 | 3.6% |
| South Tees | 80 | 99 | +23.8% | 141 | 4.3% |
| 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% |
| Kingston-upon-Hull | 84 | 94 | +11.9% | 137 | 6.6% |
| Haringey | 82 | 91 | +11.0% | 135 | 0.7% |
| Kirklees | 93 | 91 | -2.2% | 133 | 0.0% |
| Leicestershire | 92 | 90 | -2.2% | 128 | 1.6% |
| Calderdale | 85 | 84 | -1.2% | 113 | 2.7% |
| Cumberland | 33 | 84 | not shown (small) | 126 | 4.0% |
| Bedfordshire | 104 | 81 | -22.1% | 109 | 4.6% |
| Conwy and Denbighshire | 74 | 79 | +6.8% | 126 | 0.8% |
| Stockport | 93 | 79 | -15.1% | 127 | 2.4% |
| Barnsley | 75 | 78 | +4.0% | 106 | 3.8% |
| Medway | 95 | 78 | -17.9% | 132 | 4.5% |
| Northumberland | 61 | 78 | +27.9% | 100 | 0.0% |
| Wiltshire | 95 | 77 | -18.9% | 139 | 8.6% |
| Gloucestershire | 88 | 76 | -13.6% | 104 | 2.9% |
| Hounslow | 51 | 75 | +47.1% | 119 | 2.5% |
| Oldham | 67 | 75 | +11.9% | 89 | 2.2% |
| Southwark | 94 | 75 | -20.2% | 112 | 3.6% |
| Walsall | 79 | 75 | -5.1% | 108 | 11.1% |
| Redbridge | 85 | 74 | -12.9% | 99 | 7.1% |
| Somerset | 102 | 74 | -27.5% | 114 | 1.8% |
| Cambridgeshire | 143 | 73 | -49.0% | 123 | 1.6% |
| Ealing | 58 | 73 | +25.9% | 99 | 2.0% |
| Coventry | 61 | 72 | +18.0% | 130 | 1.5% |
| Brighton and Hove | 70 | 69 | -1.4% | 126 | 6.3% |
| Sunderland | 50 | 69 | +38.0% | 96 | 5.2% |
| Tower Hamlets and City of London | 61 | 69 | +13.1% | 113 | 15.0% |
| Doncaster | 66 | 68 | +3.0% | 95 | 0.0% |
| Milton Keynes | 85 | 68 | -20.0% | 86 | 3.5% |
| Portsmouth | 85 | 68 | -20.0% | 124 | 9.7% |
| Rotherham | 49 | 67 | not shown (small) | 76 | 1.3% |
| Bexley | 63 | 66 | +4.8% | 76 | 2.6% |
| Peterborough | 75 | 66 | -12.0% | 96 | 1.0% |
| Westminster | 35 | 66 | not shown (small) | 95 | 7.4% |
| Bromley | 46 | 65 | not shown (small) | 75 | 0.0% |
| Southampton | 70 | 65 | -7.1% | 114 | 3.5% |
| Wakefield | 111 | 64 | -42.3% | 95 | 3.2% |
| Dudley | 59 | 61 | +3.4% | 91 | 2.2% |
| Hillingdon | 75 | 61 | -18.7% | 83 | 4.8% |
| Salford | 97 | 61 | -37.1% | 105 | 1.9% |
| Wolverhampton | 54 | 61 | +13.0% | 84 | 0.0% |
| Gwynedd Mon | 115 | 60 | -47.8% | 84 | 0.0% |
| Wigan | 74 | 60 | -18.9% | 86 | 2.3% |
| Camden | 49 | 59 | not shown (small) | 86 | 4.7% |
| Cardiff | 52 | 59 | +13.5% | 73 | 1.4% |
| Cwm Taf | 85 | 58 | -31.8% | 88 | 4.5% |
| Wandsworth | 49 | 58 | not shown (small) | 72 | 1.4% |
| Plymouth | 75 | 57 | -24.0% | 74 | 1.4% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 72 | 54 | -25.0% | 77 | 3.9% |
| Wirral | 47 | 54 | not shown (small) | 77 | 5.2% |
| Blackpool | 63 | 53 | -15.9% | 77 | 3.9% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 45 | 53 | not shown (small) | 83 | 7.2% |
| Derby | 85 | 51 | -40.0% | 86 | 4.7% |
| Islington | 50 | 51 | +2.0% | 63 | 4.8% |
| Thurrock | 45 | 51 | not shown (small) | 57 | 7.0% |
| Gateshead | 37 | 50 | not shown (small) | 70 | 0.0% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 38 | 49 | not shown (small) | 58 | 8.6% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 29 | 46 | not shown (small) | 52 | 1.9% |
| Harrow | 56 | 46 | not shown (small) | 61 | 8.2% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 54 | 46 | not shown (small) | 74 | 16.2% |
| Tameside | 74 | 46 | not shown (small) | 79 | 2.5% |
| Havering | 59 | 45 | not shown (small) | 63 | 3.2% |
| Torbay | 41 | 45 | not shown (small) | 88 | 5.7% |
| Newport | 28 | 43 | not shown (small) | 74 | 8.1% |
| North Lincolnshire | 24 | 43 | not shown (small) | 64 | 0.0% |
| Westmorland and Furness | 66 | 43 | not shown (small) | 72 | 6.9% |
| Hartlepool | 30 | 42 | not shown (small) | 71 | 9.9% |
| Swindon | 44 | 42 | not shown (small) | 65 | 6.2% |
| Bridgend | 30 | 41 | not shown (small) | 53 | 1.9% |
| Knowsley | 60 | 41 | not shown (small) | 64 | 7.8% |
| Luton | 47 | 41 | not shown (small) | 57 | 8.8% |
| North Tyneside | 32 | 41 | not shown (small) | 67 | 0.0% |
| Powys | 46 | 40 | not shown (small) | 53 | 1.9% |
| York | 45 | 40 | not shown (small) | 65 | 0.0% |
| Swansea | 47 | 39 | not shown (small) | 46 | not shown (small) |
| Kingston and Richmond | 40 | 38 | not shown (small) | 54 | 1.9% |
| Merton | 30 | 38 | not shown (small) | 66 | 1.5% |
| Sefton | 50 | 38 | not shown (small) | 54 | 0.0% |
| Trafford | 38 | 38 | not shown (small) | 51 | 13.7% |
| Isle of Wight | 47 | 36 | not shown (small) | 60 | 6.7% |
| North Somerset | 40 | 36 | not shown (small) | 68 | 2.9% |
| Reading | 50 | 36 | not shown (small) | 47 | not shown (small) |
| Darlington | 32 | 35 | not shown (small) | 45 | not shown (small) |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 35 | 34 | not shown (small) | 43 | not shown (small) |
| Flintshire | 51 | 34 | not shown (small) | 58 | 1.7% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 17 | 34 | not shown (small) | 41 | not shown (small) |
| North East Lincolnshire | 40 | 33 | not shown (small) | 56 | 0.0% |
| Pembrokeshire | 36 | 33 | not shown (small) | 66 | 4.5% |
| St. Helens | 45 | 33 | not shown (small) | 45 | not shown (small) |
| South Tyneside | 33 | 31 | not shown (small) | 43 | not shown (small) |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 24 | 28 | not shown (small) | 34 | not shown (small) |
| Sutton | 40 | 28 | not shown (small) | 34 | not shown (small) |
| Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly | 35 | 27 | not shown (small) | 59 | 1.7% |
| South Gloucestershire | 32 | 27 | not shown (small) | 41 | not shown (small) |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 18 | 26 | not shown (small) | 35 | not shown (small) |
| Solihull | 29 | 25 | not shown (small) | 38 | not shown (small) |
| Slough | 38 | 24 | not shown (small) | 43 | 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) |
| West Berkshire | 32 | 20 | not shown (small) | 29 | not shown (small) |
| Bracknell Forest | 26 | 19 | not shown (small) | 26 | not shown (small) |
| Carmarthenshire | 39 | 18 | not shown (small) | 30 | 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) |
| 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.
Not published
Youth reoffending and first-time entrants by service are published separately by MoJ and are not yet included here. Scotland and Northern Ireland run different youth systems and are not part of these figures.
