Adult Reoffending Statistics for England and Wales with Two-Year Follow-Up

Annual statistics on the reoffending of adults released from custody or starting a community sentence in England and Wales in the first quarter of a particular year. The data relate to reoffending in two-year and one-year follow-up periods that results in a conviction. The release is produced by the Ministry of Justice and is designated as National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze reoffending rates based on the two-year follow-up period mentioned in the description
• Measure progress on targets to reduce reoffending based on the stated purpose of the release
• Compare recidivism outcomes for adults released from custody versus those starting community sentences
• Study conviction-based reoffending patterns over time for a specific cohort

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards
• Includes both one-year and two-year follow-up periods for reoffending analysis
• Produced by the authoritative source agency, the Ministry of Justice

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 bias inherent to uk_data, focusing only on England and Wales

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Justice

Collection Method

Administrative data collection on convictions following release from custody or start of community sentence.

Time Range

Covers adults released or starting sentences in the first quarter of a particular year, with follow-up periods of one and two years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:07.317565; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales