Youth custody data
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Updated Jul 11, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteHM Prison and Probation Service (2025). Youth custody data [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-custody-dataDataset updatedJul 11, 2025AuthorsHM Prison and Probation ServiceDescriptionMonthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children’s homes (SCH) / Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (YOIs).
This publication includes data on children and young people aged 10 to 18+ years in the children and young person secure estate.
Data are provided on a trend basis dating back to 2000 to 2001 and 2015 to 2016 onwards for more detailed data.
The publication contains more detailed information on the make-up of the custody population by ethnicity, sex, age, religious belief, legal basis, offence group, sector type, region of establishment, region of Youth Justice Service and distance from home.
Number of knife crime offences in London 2015-2024
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Updated Apr 14, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Number of knife crime offences in London 2015-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864736/knife-crime-in-london/Dataset updatedApr 14, 2025Time period coveredApr 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2024Area coveredUnited Kingdom (England), LondonDescriptionThe number of knife or sharp instrument offences recorded by the police in London rose to approximately 15,016 in 2023/24, compared with 12,786 in the previous year. This was the highest number of knife crime offences reported in London since 2019/20, when there were 15,928 offences. Between 2015/16 and 2019/20, knife crime in London increased yearly, with a particularly large increase occurring between 2016/16 and 2017/18. A wider trend The increase in knife crime witnessed in London has occurred alongside a general increase in overall crime throughout England and Wales. In 2022/23, there were approximately 6.74 million crime offences across England and Wales, compared with just over four million ten years earlier. During a similar time period, the number of knife homicides also increased, and reached 282 in 2021/22, compared with 186 in 2014/15. Due to strict gun laws in the United Kingdom, firearms are rarely used to commit homicides, with knives or other sharp instruments being used in over 41.4 percent of homicides in 2022/23. Acid and moped attacks While knife crime in London has certainly been given a lot of attention by the British media, the increase in acid and moped attacks during the same time period also generated many headlines. In 2017, for example, there were 471 acid attacks recorded by the Metropolitan Police, compared with just 51 in 2007. Moped crime also reached high levels in 2017, with both types of crime declining to much lower levels by the early 2020s. Although overall crime in London continued to rise until 2019/20, this fell back during the COVID-19 pandemic, but by 2023/24, the number of crimes committed in the capital had exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
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Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: July to September 2024
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Updated Feb 20, 2025+ more versionsShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteMinistry of Justice (2025). Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: July to September 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-and-offensive-weapon-sentencing-statistics-july-to-september-2024Dataset updatedFeb 20, 2025Dataset provided byGOV.UKAuthorsMinistry of JusticeDescriptionDetails
This publication presents key statistics describing the trends in the number of offenders In England and Wales receiving cautions and convictions for:
- Possession of an article with a blade or point
- Possession of an offensive weapon, or
- Threatening with either type of weapon
Please note that cases still awaiting final decisions are no longer accounted for using estimation methodology. These are generally cases in the latest periods and are now counted as ‘other’ disposals until final decisions are made unless separately specified.
Accompanying files
As well as this bulletin, the following products are published as part of this release:
- ODS format tables containing data on knife or offensive weapon offences up to September 2024
- An interactive table tool to look at previous offences involving possession of a blade, point or offensive weapon. The tool provides further breakdowns by gender, police identified ethnicity and prosecuting police force area. The data used in the tool is also included as a separate csv file.
We regularly carry out work to improve our statistics and geography breakdowns, therefore please refer to the latest publication for the most up-to-date figures. The bulletin was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff.
Pre-release access
Prior to publication pre-release access of up to 24 hours was granted to the following persons:
Ministry of Justice:
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – covering sentencing; Permanent Secretary; Minister and Permanent Secretary Private Secretaries (x3); Special Advisors (x2); Director-General Policy: Prisons, Offenders and Analysis; Head of Sentencing Policy; Senior Policy Advisor, Custodial Sentencing Policy Unit; Policy Advisor, Custodial Sentencing Policy Unit; Head of Youth Justice Policy; Deputy Head of News and relevant press officers (x3).
Youth Justice Board:
Senior Communications Manager
Home Office:
Home Secretary; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime and Policing; Policy Advisor, Serious Violence Unit; Head of Media and relevant press officers (x1)
Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2024
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Updated Apr 24, 2025+ more versionsShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteMinistry of Justice (2025). Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2024 [Dataset]. https://thegovernmentsays-files.s3.amazonaws.com/content/188/1889169.htmlDataset updatedApr 24, 2025AuthorsMinistry of JusticeDescriptionLatest figures for the quarter October to December 2024 (and annual figures for 2024) are provided and compared to the same period in 2023. This is with the exception of the prison population where more recent data are available (31 March 2025).
It covers flows into these services (receptions into prison or probation starts) and flows out (releases from prison or probation terminations) as well as the caseload of these services at specific points in time.
Pre-release list Offender Management Statistics are produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Ministry of Justice Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Minister for Youth Justice, Special Advisors (SpAds), Permanent secretaries, Relevant private secretaries (x9), Director General, Chief Financial Officer Group, Director of Prison Policy and Reform, Director of Data and Analysis, Deputy Director (Chief Statistician), Deputy Director, Data and Evidence as a Service (DES): DPRH, Deputy Director, Head of Bail, Sentencing and Release, Analytical officers (x12), Policy officers (x8), Press officers (x10).
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Deputy Director, Head of Public Protection Group (PPG), Head of Post-release Casework Section; Analytical officers (x1), Policy officers (x2)
Home Office Secretary of State, Private secretary (x1)
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FacebookTwitterEmailMonthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children’s homes (SCH) / Oasis Restore Secure School (ORSS), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (YOIs).
This publication includes data on children and young people aged 10 to 18+ years in the children and young person secure estate.
Data are provided on a trend basis dating back to 2000 to 2001 and 2015 to 2016 onwards for more detailed data.
The publication contains more detailed information on the make-up of the custody population by ethnicity, sex, age, religious belief, legal basis, offence group, sector type, region of establishment, region of Youth Justice Service and distance from home.