Offender management
Key statistics relating to offenders who are under Probation Service or Community Rehabilitation Company supervision in England and Wales.
The next publication date of probation statistics in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly will be 25 April 2024 at 9:30am. Further details are available in the commentary of the latest publication.
Visit prisons and probation statistics for data sources and more details. There is also a guide to offender management statistics (PDF; October 2023).
Court order probation supervision starts
The number of offenders starting court order probation supervision. Includes community orders, youth rehabilitation orders, suspended sentence orders, supervision default orders and a small number of pre-CJA orders and deferred sentences.
| Period | Court order probation supervision starts |
|---|---|
| Apr-Jun 2012 | 39,495 |
| Jul-Sep 2012 | 40,837 |
| Oct-Dec 2012 | 38,718 |
| Jan-Mar 2013 | 38,828 |
| Apr-Jun 2013 | 37,600 |
| Jul-Sep 2013 | 39,587 |
| Oct-Dec 2013 | 38,639 |
| Jan-Mar 2014 | 40,805 |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | 34,706 |
| Jul-Sep 2014 | 36,452 |
| Oct-Dec 2014 | 35,050 |
| Jan-Mar 2015 | 37,674 |
| Apr-Jun 2015 | 36,703 |
| Jul-Sep 2015 | 36,428 |
| Oct-Dec 2015 | 35,418 |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | 35,987 |
| Apr-Jun 2016 | 35,109 |
| Jul-Sep 2016 | 33,391 |
| Oct-Dec 2016 | 31,362 |
| Jan-Mar 2017 | 34,864 |
| Apr-Jun 2017 | 31,891 |
| Jul-Sep 2017 | 31,294 |
| Oct-Dec 2017 | 29,741 |
| Jan-Mar 2018 | 30,959 |
| Apr-Jun 2018 | 29,542 |
| Jul-Sep 2018 | 28,800 |
| Oct-Dec 2018 | 28,084 |
| Jan-Mar 2019 | 30,233 |
| Apr-Jun 2019 | 28,258 |
| Jul-Sep 2019 | 28,253 |
| Oct-Dec 2019 | 26,014 |
| Jan-Mar 2020 | 25,851 |
| Apr-Jun 2020 | 7,935 |
| Jul-Sep 2020 | 22,749 |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | 25,823 |
| Jan-Mar 2021 | 24,770 |
| Apr-Jun 2021 | 25,287 |
| Jul-Sep 2021 | 24,648 |
| Oct-Dec 2021 | 23,240 |
| Jan-Mar 2022 | 25,607 |
| Apr-Jun 2022 | 23,729 |
| Jul-Sep 2022 | 22,628 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | 22,719 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | 24,504 |
| Apr - Jun 2023 | 22,926 |
Apr - Jun 2023
22,926
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Offender management statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.
Pre-release probation supervision starts
Home supervising officers along with probation staff in prisons work jointly with prison staff on sentence planning and management, including consideration of post-release issues.
Under The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, all offenders given custodial sentences are now subject to statutory probation supervision on release from prison. This change came into effect on 1st February 2015.
| Period | Pre-release probation supervision starts |
|---|---|
| Apr-Jun 2012 | 11,443 |
| Jul-Sep 2012 | 11,391 |
| Oct-Dec 2012 | 11,284 |
| Jan-Mar 2013 | 10,964 |
| Apr-Jun 2013 | 10,079 |
| Jul-Sep 2013 | 10,474 |
| Oct-Dec 2013 | 10,258 |
| Jan-Mar 2014 | 10,261 |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | 9,575 |
| Jul-Sep 2014 | 10,477 |
| Oct-Dec 2014 | 10,264 |
| Jan-Mar 2015 | 17,243 |
| Apr-Jun 2015 | 23,842 |
| Jul-Sep 2015 | 24,772 |
| Oct-Dec 2015 | 25,109 |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | 25,993 |
| Apr-Jun 2016 | 25,553 |
| Jul-Sep 2016 | 25,005 |
| Oct-Dec 2016 | 24,071 |
| Jan-Mar 2017 | 25,530 |
| Apr-Jun 2017 | 24,413 |
| Jul-Sep 2017 | 24,507 |
| Oct-Dec 2017 | 23,717 |
| Jan-Mar 2018 | 23,915 |
| Apr-Jun 2018 | 22,810 |
| Jul-Sep 2018 | 22,530 |
| Oct-Dec 2018 | 22,545 |
| Jan-Mar 2019 | 21,401 |
| Apr-Jun 2019 | 20,975 |
| Jul-Sep 2019 | 21,405 |
| Oct-Dec 2019 | 20,005 |
| Jan-Mar 2020 | 19,543 |
| Apr-Jun 2020 | 11,824 |
| Jul-Sep 2020 | 15,632 |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | 16,154 |
| Jan-Mar 2021 | 15,744 |
| Apr-Jun 2021 | 15,728 |
| Jul-Sep 2021 | 15,555 |
| Oct-Dec 2021 | 15,445 |
| Jan-Mar 2022 | 15,525 |
| Apr-Jun 2022 | 14,787 |
| Jul-Sep 2022 | 13,602 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | 15,971 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | 16,554 |
| Apr - Jun 2023 | 15,579 |
Apr - Jun 2023
15,579
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Offender management statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.
Probation caseload
The statistics count each person once for each type of probation supervision being received on the date shown. In addition, each person is counted only once in each total or sub-total even if they were subject to several types of probation supervision at the year end (the examples above apply). Thus, the sum of the numbers receiving each type of court order probation supervision exceeds the number receiving court order probation supervision in total.
| Period | Probation caseload |
|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2010 | 239,041 |
| 30 Jun 2011 | 236,154 |
| 30 Jun 2012 | 230,736 |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 219,548 |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 217,866 |
| 30 Jun 2015 | 228,844 |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 258,748 |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 262,347 |
| 30 Sep 2017 | 265,047 |
| 31 Dec 2017 | 264,649 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 262,758 |
| 30 Jun 2018 | 261,196 |
| 30 Sep 2018 | 258,157 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | 256,010 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | 255,264 |
| 30 Jun 2019 | 254,165 |
| 30 Sep 2019 | 252,197 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | 247,759 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 241,350 |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 224,587 |
| 30 Sep 2020 | 222,657 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | 223,973 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 224,174 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 230,578 |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 234,827 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 238,500 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 240,922 |
| 30 Jun 2022 | 243,127 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 240,674 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | 240,431 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 239,518 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 238,264 |
30 Jun 2023
238,264
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Offender management statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.
Terminations of community orders
A period of Community Order probation supervision which comes to an end because the order has been completed successfully, because the order has been breached and terminated early for negative reasons (such as failing to comply with requirements) or because of some other reason, such as the order being quashed by the court or because the offender has died.
| Period | Terminations of community orders |
|---|---|
| Apr-Jun 2012 | 28,638 |
| Jul-Sep 2012 | 29,784 |
| Oct-Dec 2012 | 27,535 |
| Jan-Mar 2013 | 26,423 |
| Apr-Jun 2013 | 25,100 |
| Jul-Sep 2013 | 24,087 |
| Oct-Dec 2013 | 22,536 |
| Jan-Mar 2014 | 24,140 |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | 20,768 |
| Jul-Sep 2014 | 22,349 |
| Oct-Dec 2014 | 21,673 |
| Jan-Mar 2015 | 22,246 |
| Apr-Jun 2015 | 22,424 |
| Jul-Sep 2015 | 21,364 |
| Oct-Dec 2015 | 19,486 |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | 18,195 |
| Apr-Jun 2016 | 17,520 |
| Jul-Sep 2016 | 17,461 |
| Oct-Dec 2016 | 16,490 |
| Jan-Mar 2017 | 19,397 |
| Apr-Jun 2017 | 18,873 |
| Jul-Sep 2017 | 19,027 |
| Oct-Dec 2017 | 18,561 |
| Jan-Mar 2018 | 18,768 |
| Apr-Jun 2018 | 18,075 |
| Jul-Sep 2018 | 17,714 |
| Oct-Dec 2018 | 16,962 |
| Jan-Mar 2019 | 17,335 |
| Apr-Jun 2019 | 17,249 |
| Jul-Sep 2019 | 17,834 |
| Oct-Dec 2019 | 18,576 |
| Jan-Mar 2020 | 18,932 |
| Apr-Jun 2020 | 12,895 |
| Jul-Sep 2020 | 12,276 |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | 12,075 |
| Jan-Mar 2021 | 11,470 |
| Apr-Jun 2021 | 7,846 |
| Jul-Sep 2021 | 10,333 |
| Oct-Dec 2021 | 11,049 |
| Jan-Mar 2022 | 12,786 |
| Apr-Jun 2022 | 13,252 |
| Jul-Sep 2022 | 14,192 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | 14,730 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | 15,509 |
| Apr - Jun 2023 | 14,790 |
Apr - Jun 2023
14,790
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Offender management statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.
Terminations of suspended sentence orders
A period of Suspended Sentence Order probation supervision which comes to an end because the order has been completed successfully, because the order has been breached and terminated early for negative reasons (such as failing to comply with requirements) or because of some other reason, such as the order being quashed by the court or because the offender has died.
| Period | Terminations of suspended sentence orders |
|---|---|
| Apr-Jun 2012 | 11,248 |
| Jul-Sep 2012 | 11,820 |
| Oct-Dec 2012 | 11,110 |
| Jan-Mar 2013 | 10,896 |
| Apr-Jun 2013 | 10,315 |
| Jul-Sep 2013 | 10,044 |
| Oct-Dec 2013 | 9,742 |
| Jan-Mar 2014 | 10,006 |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | 8,755 |
| Jul-Sep 2014 | 9,639 |
| Oct-Dec 2014 | 9,796 |
| Jan-Mar 2015 | 9,916 |
| Apr-Jun 2015 | 9,567 |
| Jul-Sep 2015 | 9,720 |
| Oct-Dec 2015 | 9,207 |
| Jan-Mar 2016 | 8,801 |
| Apr-Jun 2016 | 7,879 |
| Jul-Sep 2016 | 7,925 |
| Oct-Dec 2016 | 7,766 |
| Jan-Mar 2017 | 8,911 |
| Apr-Jun 2017 | 9,185 |
| Jul-Sep 2017 | 9,604 |
| Oct-Dec 2017 | 9,304 |
| Jan-Mar 2018 | 9,738 |
| Apr-Jun 2018 | 9,461 |
| Jul-Sep 2018 | 9,582 |
| Oct-Dec 2018 | 8,938 |
| Jan-Mar 2019 | 9,105 |
| Apr-Jun 2019 | 8,080 |
| Jul-Sep 2019 | 8,270 |
| Oct-Dec 2019 | 7,526 |
| Jan-Mar 2020 | 7,858 |
| Apr-Jun 2020 | 6,634 |
| Jul-Sep 2020 | 7,076 |
| Oct-Dec 2020 | 6,743 |
| Jan-Mar 2021 | 6,964 |
| Apr-Jun 2021 | 5,062 |
| Jul-Sep 2021 | 6,325 |
| Oct-Dec 2021 | 5,500 |
| Jan-Mar 2022 | 6,396 |
| Apr-Jun 2022 | 5,852 |
| Jul-Sep 2022 | 7,102 |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | 7,241 |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | 7,799 |
| Apr - Jun 2023 | 7,569 |
Apr - Jun 2023
7,569
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Offender management statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.
Serious further offence convictions
SFO conviction figures are reported by the date of SFO notification. This is the date on which the supervising probation region notifies HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) that an offender under its supervision has appeared in court charged with an offence which qualifies for an SFO review.
| Period | Serious further offence convictions |
|---|---|
| Apr 2010 - Mar 2011 | 260 |
| Apr 2011 - Mar 2012 | 253 |
| Apr 2012 - Mar 2013 | 269 |
| Apr 2013 - Mar 2014 | 274 |
| Apr 2014 - Mar 2015 | 254 |
| Apr 2015 Mar 2016 | 302 |
| Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 | 348 |
| Apr 2017 - Mar 2018 | 357 |
| Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 | 346 |
| Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 | 323 |
| Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 | 268 |
| Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 | 288 |
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
288
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Proven reoffending statistics (quarterly) publication.
Publication date
Published: 25 January 2024. Next publication: 25 April 2024 9:30am.