Civometry

Ministry of Justice · age band: 15 to 17

Prison population: 15 to 17

at 30 June 2026

220people

Prison population for 15 to 17 was 220 people at 30 June 2026, down 5.6% (13) on the period before.

  1. Ministry of Justice dataset
  2. Table_1_Q_6
  3. Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=All custody types; Age band=15 to 17
  4. column “30 June 2026”
  5. 220 per period
  6. published 30 July 2026

June 2025 to June 2026

Prison population by age: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour010020020252026June 2025: 255 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 253 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 247 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 233 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 220 people · published 30 July 2026
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What this measures

The prison population of England and Wales at the end of each quarter, split by age band.

Age at sentencing or at reception; ages are as at the snapshot date.

Source

Dataset
Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population
Release
Prison population as at 30 June 2026, published 30 July 2026 · sha256 9f832c04e75831f8…
All values
Prison population by age band