Annual Caseload Statistics Report 2024-25

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This report provides an overview of the number of service users and the caseload i.e. the number of individual Orders and Licences supervised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) on 31 March 2025, as well as providing comparisons with previous years.

The key findings are as follows:

  • On 31 March 2025, 4,107 service users were supervised by PBNI, a decrease of 3.5% on the equivalent figure for 31 March 2024 (4,258).
  • The caseload supervised by PBNI decreased by 2.4% between 31 March 2024 (5,886) and 31 March 2025 (5,743).
  • Determinate Custodial Sentences (DCS) accounted for the largest proportion of caseload (37.3%) supervised by PBNI in March 2025, followed by Probation Orders (28.4%).
  • As in previous years, males accounted for the majority of service users being supervised (89.9%).
  • In March 2025, over one-third (35.4%) of service users supervised by PBNI were aged 30 to 39.
  • The PBNI Belfast Directorate were supervising the largest proportion of service users in March 2025 (34.3%), followed by the Rural Directorate (29.3%).
  • Of the service users being supervised by PBNI on 31 March 2025, 28.7% were identified as high risk under the Assessment, Case Management & Evaluation System (ACE).
  • On 31 March 2025, 661 service users (16.1% of all service users supervised by PBNI) were categorised under the Public Protection Arrangements for Northern Ireland (PPANI).
  • In March 2025, 4.4% of service users supervised by PBNI (182 service users) were assessed as Significant Risk of Serious Harm to Others (SROSH).
  • During 2024/25, 6,397 reports were completed by PBNI staff (excluding letters); the corresponding figure for 2023/24 was 6,421.
  • The number of new victims registered with PBNI during 2024/25 was 387, a 19.8% increase on the 2023/24 figure (323).
  • The total number of victims registered with PBNI increased by 17.2% from 483 on 31 March 2024 to 566 on 31 March 2025.

The PBNI Annual Caseload Statistics, 2024-25 can be viewed via the link below.

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