Proven reoffending rate in England and Wales 2008-2023

Published by D. Clark, Feb 20, 2025

In 2022/23, the proportion of all adult offenders who reoffended in England and Wales was 26 percent. Since 2008/09 the reoffending rate has fluctuated between a high of 31.6 percent in 2008/09 to a low of 24 percent in 2020/21.

Proportion of offenders who reoffend among all adult offenders in England and Wales from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (annual average)

CharacteristicProportion of offenders who re-offended (annual average)
2022/23 26%
2021/22 24.9%
2020/21 24%
2019/20 25.1%
2018/19 27.4%
2017/18 28.5%
2016/17 28.5%
2015/16 28.5%
2014/15 28.9%
2013/14 30%
2012/13 29.8%
2011/12 30%
2010/11 30%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Proportion of offenders who re-offended (annual average)31.6%31.6%30.9%30.9%30%30%30%30%29.8%29.8%30%30%28.9%28.9%28.5%28.5%28.5%28.5%28.5%28.5%27.4%27.4%25.1%25.1%24%24%24.9%24.9%26%26%2008/092009/102010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
24%25%26%27%28%29%30%31%32%

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Release date

January 2025

Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2023

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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