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Ministry of Justice · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024

Crown Court disposals during the Conservative 2019–2024 government

2019 Q3 → 2024 Q2 · 19 periods

↑ 13.9%+3,431 cases

Crown Court disposals rose by 13.9% over the period, from 24,754 cases (2019 Q3, the level when the government took office) to 28,185 (2024 Q2, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level 2019 Q3: 24,754
  2. Level when it left 2024 Q2: 28,185
  3. method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

Crown Court disposals: 2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k30k2016201820202022202420262016 Q1: 32,100 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q2: 31,038 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q3: 29,598 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q4: 27,402 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q1: 29,988 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q2: 28,153 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q3: 27,937 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q4: 26,964 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q1: 26,967 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q2: 25,449 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q3: 25,742 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q4: 25,460 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q1: 25,309 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 24,179 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 24,754 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 23,132 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 22,813 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 12,045 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 19,922 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 21,791 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 23,074 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 23,570 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 23,589 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 23,156 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 24,451 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 22,206 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 19,701 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 23,761 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 25,420 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 24,003 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 26,406 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 26,303 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 28,233 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 28,185 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 29,534 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 28,236 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 27,960 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 28,823 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 28,836 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 28,787 cases · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 29,600 cases · published 25 June 2026
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Definition and caveats

The number of criminal cases disposed of by the Crown Court in England and Wales during the quarter, counted once all offences for all defendants on the case have a final result or have been remitted to the magistrates' court.

Doesn’t measure: Cases disposed of by magistrates' courts, the outcome of those cases, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.