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Ministry of Justice · offence group: Robbery

Prosecutions: Robbery

4 periods to Year ending March 2026

20,042defendants

Prosecutions for Robbery totalled 20,042 defendants in the 4 periods to Year ending March 2026, down 2.5% (507) on the 4 periods before.

  1. Ministry of Justice dataset
  2. Q3_2
  3. Offence group=Robbery
  4. column “2026”
  5. 5461 per period
  6. published 30 July 2026

Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2026

Prosecutions by offence group: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02k4k6k201620182020202220242026Year ending March 2016: 6,958 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 5,827 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 5,610 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 5,348 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 5,769 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 5,253 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 4,179 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 4,318 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 4,807 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 5,456 defendants · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 5,461 defendants · published 30 July 2026
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What this measures

Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts in England and Wales in the twelve months ending March, split by the offence group of the principal offence.

The indictable and summary subtotals the table also prints, which are left out so the groups sum to the total.

Source

Dataset
Criminal justice statistics quarterly: overview tables
Release
Year ending March 2026, published 30 July 2026 · sha256 60c19d2d5ff2446d…
All values
Prosecutions by offence group