The extremes of crown court disposals as published by Ministry of Justice, across the 41 periods held here (2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.
The latest figure, 29,600 in 2026 Q1, is the highest since 2017 Q1, when it was 29,988 — every period between was lower. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.
Highest published
32,1002016 Q1
Lowest published
12,0452020 Q2
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A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.