FOI ref: FOI-2024-2082

You asked

I am writing to request statistics and also can you tell me the area that this was obtained 

1. Please list the areas and ages,List the crimes of children under 10 in the UK? Example knife 4 (ages 8, 9,9,10) Ealing/London 

2. What is the minimum age for criminal responsibility in the UK? 

3. Please list the areas and ages, How many children under 10 committed theft in the UK in the past 5 years ? 

4. Please list the areas and ages,  How many children under 10 were involved in violent crimes in the UK in the last 5 years? 

5. Please list the areas and ages. Is vandalism a common offense among children under 10 in the UK in the last 5 years? 

6. List the offences you have record on your record of children under 10 years old? 

7. Please list the areas and ages. What are the names of the social services areas involved in cases of children under 10 committing crimes? 

E.g Gloucester 2 children one age 8 and 9 

8. How many areas across the UK use community probation services for children under 10 who commit offenses? 

9. How many areas in the UK use restorative child-led programs for children?

B. If you can name them 

10. How many children under 10 in the UK have been charged with assault? Please list the areas and ages. 

11. Please list the areas and ages. How many children under 10 commit crimes in the UK sent to juvenile detention? 

12. What is the age of the youngest child who has committed an offense in the UK?

 13. Is police involvement mandatory in all cases of children under 10 committing offenses and crimes?

14. What types of offenses are commonly committed by children under 10 in the UK?

15. How does the criminal justice system in the UK handle offenses committed by children under 10? 

16. In which regions of the UK are children under 10 most frequently involved in criminal activities? 

17. What are the common punishments for children under 10 who commit offenses in the UK? 

18.  What are the statistics of social services intervening in cases of children under 10 committing crimes? Please provide ages and areas.

19. What specific offenses are most commonly committed by children under 12 in the UK?

20. What are the statistics on offenses committed by children under 10 in the UK over the last five years?

21.  Statistics of crimes committed by children under 10 differ between urban and rural areas in the UK?

22. How many families are affected by crimes and offences in under 10 years old across the UK?

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.  

Unfortunately, we do not hold the data you have requested. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are primarily responsible for data on offenders and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are responsible for data on court outcomes and convictions. 

They may be able to help you further and can be contacted at ESD@justice.gov.uk (MoJ) and at enquiries@cps.gov.uk (CPS). 

If you have any other crime-related queries in the future for England and Wales, you can email crimestatistics@ons.gov.uk and we will endeavor to help.