Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in each Police Force area who were convicted but not sentenced to immediate custody had (a) 26 to 50 previous convictions or cautions, (b) 51 to 75 previous convictions or cautions, (c) 76 to 100 previous convictions or cautions and (d) over 100 previous convictions or cautions, in each year since 2007.
The information requested is provided in the tables attached with this answer. These tables include data, covering the period 2007 – 2018, on:
We know that some prolific offending can be driven by a variety of factors, including drug addiction and poor mental health. The Ministry of Justice has also published experimental statistics at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756282/prolific-offenders-experimental-statistics.pdf which show that theft and summary non-motoring offences are the offences most likely to have been committed by prolific offenders.