Ministry of Justice · Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population · 7 values
Sentenced prison population by ethnicity
The sentenced prison population of England and Wales at the end of each quarter, split by ethnicity as recorded on the prison system.
at June 2026 · total 70,003 people · published 30 July 2026
| Ethnicity | Latest | Share | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 51,204 | 73.1% | 50,939 | ▲ 0.5% |
| Black or Black British | 8,101 | 11.6% | 8,086 | ▲ 0.2% |
| Asian or Asian British | 5,545 | 7.9% | 5,237 | ▲ 5.9% |
| Mixed | 3,413 | 4.9% | 3,317 | ▲ 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 1,363 | 1.9% | 1,240 | ▲ 9.9% |
| Not recorded | 213 | 0.3% | 290 | ▼ 26.6% |
| Not stated | 164 | 0.2% | 142 | ▲ 15.5% |
Source
- Dataset
- Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population · sheet Table_1_Q_7
- Rows
- Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=Sentenced; Ethnicity=All ethnicities; values are the sum of the published rows for each ethnicity and period.
- Caveat
- The remand or non-criminal population, which the quarterly tables split by ethnicity separately; ethnicity is as recorded and a small share is not stated or not recorded.
- Parent metric
- Sentenced prison population
- API
- /api/metrics/prison_population_by_ethnicity/vintages