Estimates covering probation related re-offending for persons who received probation orders in 2019 indicate a six percentage points decline in the annual re-offending rate of males under the age of 25 between 2018 and 2019. In comparison the re-offending rates for males aged between 25 and 44 also decreased but by a smaller degree (2%).  The estimates for female re-offending indicate rates increased between 2018 and 2019 in young adult females (under 25’s) by six percentage points. In comparison the re-offending rate for older females aged 25 to 44 fell by three percentage points over the same period.