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Convictions: Young People

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4353

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 25 years old were convicted of (a) rape, (b) murder, (c) manslaughter, (d) burglary, (e) sexual offences and (f) kidnapping in England and Wales in 2025.

Answered by Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions by age group for a wide variety of offences including rape, murder, manslaughter, burglary, sexual offences, and kidnapping in the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.

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