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Abstract Pubertal timing has consequences for adolescent adaption, and Moffitt has theorized that puberty is a motivating factor for delinquency. Pubertal timing and self-reported delinquency were examined in a questionnaire-based survey of 14-year-old boys (n=99). The questionnaire was completed anonymously, under test conditions, in the school classroom. The results showed that offtime maturers (those early or late) reported a wider range of delinquency, including higher levels of crime and school opposition behaviours. Offtimers also reported a greater frequency of particular delinquent acts over a 12-month period. Overall, the results lend support to the “deviance hypothesis” of pubertal timing. f1 Reprint requests and correspondence should be addressed to Dr J. Williams, Lecturer in Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Edinburgh, St John's Land, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ, U.K. (E-mail: Jo.Williams@ed.ac.uk).