Local Adult Reoffending Statistics for England and Wales, Quarterly Release

Quarterly statistics on adult reoffending under probation supervision in England and Wales, released by the Ministry of Justice. Data are available at regional, probation area, and local authority levels. The release measures progress against National Indicator 18, a local target to reduce reoffending.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional trends in adult reoffending based on quarterly statistics.
• Evaluate probation area performance against National Indicator 18 targets.
• Compare reoffending rates across local authorities for resource allocation planning.

Strengths

• Data is published quarterly, allowing for trend analysis over time.
• Coverage includes regional, probation area, and local authority levels for granular analysis.
• Released as Official Statistics by the Ministry of Justice, indicating a formal production process.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the UK justice system.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Justice (UK)

Collection Method

Administrative data collection from the probation service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:10.676765; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales