Magistrates' court open cases during the Labour 2024– government
2024 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · 7 periods
↑ 27.3%+79,561 cases
Magistrates' court open cases rose by 27.3% over the period, from 291,161 cases (2024 Q2, the level when the government took office) to 370,722 (2026 Q1, the latest available).
Inherited level 2024 Q2: 291,161
Latest 2026 Q1: 370,722
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.
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Definition and caveats
The number of criminal cases open at magistrates' courts in England and Wales at the end of the quarter, a snapshot of live cases on the Libra case-management system.
Doesn’t measure: Cases waiting at the Crown Court, how long individual cases have been open, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.