Official Statistics

Deaths of offenders in the community, annual update to March 2026

Number of deaths of offenders in the community in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 29 October 2026

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

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Deaths of offenders in the community, annual update to March 2026

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Deaths of offenders in the community 2025 to 2026 tables

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Deaths of offenders in the community 2025 to 2026 data tool

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Guide to deaths of offenders in the community

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Data quality statement

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Details

Latest figures for deaths of offenders supervised in the community by the Probation Service in England and Wales for the financial year 2025/26.

The bulletin is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Pre-release list

Deaths of offenders supervised in the community 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 for Justice; Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending; Permanent Secretary; Second Permanent Secretary, Deputy Director for Probation Policy; Deputy Director for Prisons, Probation, Reoffending, and Performance Data and Statistics and Head of Profession for Statistics; relevant private secretaries (x2); special advisors (x5); press officers (x5); analysts (x6).

HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

Director General of Probation; Regional Probation Director; Deputy Director for Estates, Safety and Litigation; Executive Director, Rehabilitation and Change; Deputy Director for Reducing Reoffending Contracts; Deputy Director for Professional Standards and Behaviour; and policy officials (x7).