Civometry

Proven reoffending rate: record highs and lows

The extremes of proven reoffending rate as published by Ministry of Justice, across the 46 periods held here (2013 Q2 to 2024 Q3). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, 29.9% in 2024 Q3, is the highest since 2014 Q3, when it was 30.3% — every period between was lower. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

31.7%2013 Q2

Lowest published

23.1%2020 Q4

The full series

Proven reoffending rate: 2013 Q2 to 2024 Q3CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%10%20%30%201420162018202020222024Before: Reoffending measured from the earlier data sources. After: Reoffending measured from different data sources, from the October to December 2015 cohort.methodology change2013 Q2: 31.7% percent · published 30 July 20262013 Q3: 31.5% percent · published 30 July 20262013 Q4: 30.7% percent · published 30 July 20262014 Q1: 30.6% percent · published 30 July 20262014 Q2: 30.5% percent · published 30 July 20262014 Q3: 30.3% percent · published 30 July 20262014 Q4: 29.8% percent · published 30 July 20262015 Q1: 29.4% percent · published 30 July 20262015 Q2: 29.5% percent · published 30 July 20262015 Q3: 29.2% percent · published 30 July 20262015 Q4: 29.6% percent · published 30 July 20262016 Q1: 29.6% percent · published 30 July 20262016 Q2: 29.4% percent · published 30 July 20262016 Q3: 29.5% percent · published 30 July 20262016 Q4: 29.4% percent · published 30 July 20262017 Q1: 29.2% percent · published 30 July 20262017 Q2: 29.8% percent · published 30 July 20262017 Q3: 29.3% percent · published 30 July 20262017 Q4: 28.8% percent · published 30 July 20262018 Q1: 28.7% percent · published 30 July 20262018 Q2: 28.8% percent · published 30 July 20262018 Q3: 28.6% percent · published 30 July 20262018 Q4: 28.1% percent · published 30 July 20262019 Q1: 26.7% percent · published 30 July 20262019 Q2: 26.3% percent · published 30 July 20262019 Q3: 26% percent · published 30 July 20262019 Q4: 25.2% percent · published 30 July 20262020 Q1: 24.7% percent · published 30 July 20262020 Q2: 29% percent · published 30 July 20262020 Q3: 23.5% percent · published 30 July 20262020 Q4: 23.1% percent · published 30 July 20262021 Q1: 24.3% percent · published 30 July 20262021 Q2: 24.8% percent · published 30 July 20262021 Q3: 25.2% percent · published 30 July 20262021 Q4: 25.4% percent · published 30 July 20262022 Q1: 25.5% percent · published 30 July 20262022 Q2: 25.8% percent · published 30 July 20262022 Q3: 26.5% percent · published 30 July 20262022 Q4: 26.4% percent · published 30 July 20262023 Q1: 26.5% percent · published 30 July 20262023 Q2: 27.5% percent · published 30 July 20262023 Q3: 28% percent · published 30 July 20262023 Q4: 28.3% percent · published 30 July 20262024 Q1: 28.9% percent · published 30 July 20262024 Q2: 29.6% percent · published 30 July 20262024 Q3: 29.9% percent · published 30 July 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestDashed line: change in coverage or methodShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpin
The chart as a table
PeriodProven reoffending rate
2013 Q231.7%
2013 Q331.5%
2013 Q430.7%
2014 Q130.6%
2014 Q230.5%
2014 Q330.3%
2014 Q429.8%
2015 Q129.4%
2015 Q229.5%
2015 Q329.2%
2015 Q429.6%
2016 Q129.6%
2016 Q229.4%
2016 Q329.5%
2016 Q429.4%
2017 Q129.2%
2017 Q229.8%
2017 Q329.3%
2017 Q428.8%
2018 Q128.7%
2018 Q228.8%
2018 Q328.6%
2018 Q428.1%
2019 Q126.7%
2019 Q226.3%
2019 Q326%
2019 Q425.2%
2020 Q124.7%
2020 Q229%
2020 Q323.5%
2020 Q423.1%
2021 Q124.3%
2021 Q224.8%
2021 Q325.2%
2021 Q425.4%
2022 Q125.5%
2022 Q225.8%
2022 Q326.5%
2022 Q426.4%
2023 Q126.5%
2023 Q227.5%
2023 Q328%
2023 Q428.3%
2024 Q128.9%
2024 Q229.6%
2024 Q329.9%

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.