Official Statistics

Guide to youth justice statistics

A guide to youth justice statistics which covers the annual youth justice statistics and the monthly youth custody data.

• From: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
• Published: 26 April 2018
• Last updated: 29 January 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Guide to youth justice statistics (accessible version)

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Details

The guide provides more detail on youth justice statistics presented in:

• the annual youth justice statistics bulletin
• the monthly youth custody report data tables and accompanying open data tables.

This is intended to be used as a guide to data sources, concepts and definitions.

Published 26 April 2018

Last updated 29 January 2026 + show all updates

1. 29 January 2026

   An explanation of the differences between the offence groups used in the Youth Justice Statistics 2024 to 2025 publication and those used in previous Youth Justice Statistics publications has been added. Explanations of presentational changes in the 2024 to 2025 Youth Justice Statistics have also been added.

2. 30 January 2025

   This guide has been updated to match the 2023 to 2024 Youth Justice Statistics

3. 25 January 2024

   Updated from the previous year.

4. 26 January 2023

   Guide has been changed in accordance with the 2021 to 2022 youth justice statistics publication.

5. 28 January 2021

   Guide updated.

6. 30 January 2020

   Guide updated.

7. 31 January 2019

   Updated 'Guide to youth justice statistics': 31 January 2019

8. 26 April 2018

   First published.