Ministry of Justice · Year ending March 2022 to Year ending March 2026 · defendants

Prosecutions by offence group

Prosecutions by offence group: Year ending March 2022 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0500k1m20222023202420252026Year ending March 2022: 1,115,215 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 1,188,455 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 1,271,059 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 1,344,552 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 1,360,615 defendants · published 30 July 2026

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PeriodProsecutions by offence group
Year ending March 20221,115,215 defendants
Year ending March 20231,188,455 defendants
Year ending March 20241,271,059 defendants
Year ending March 20251,344,552 defendants
Year ending March 20261,360,615 defendants

Source: Ministry of Justice, Criminal justice statistics quarterly: overview tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 30 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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