Buckinghamshire Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2026 to 2029
Section 1: Who did we engage with in 2025-2026
Buckinghamshire is a County within the South East of England. It is bordered by 6 other counties, and London can be reached in under 30 minutes.
In 2025, the estimated population within Buckinghamshire from the Office for National Statistics was 578,772.
The estimated 0 to 19-year-old population was 24.5% (England is 23.1%).
The following data relates to the 233 children engaged by the Buckinghamshire YJST between April 2025 and March 2026
The breakdown of children engaged with by self-classified ethnicity
| Values | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 61.2% | 61.2%% |
| Black | 8.0% | 8.0%% |
| Asian | 12.2% | 12.2%% |
| Mixed | 11.8% | 11.8%% |
| Other | 2.1% | 2.1%% |
| Unknown/refused to say | 4.6% | 4.6%% |