Criminal justice statistics
Below is a summary of some of the main statistical publications on crime and justice produced by government departments (mainly produced by the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics). It should be noted that each of these government departments produce many more publications than those listed below; this list just includes the main statistical publications related to crime and criminal justice specifically.
Click on the title of a publication to take you to further information on what it includes, how frequently it is released and a link to the external website where you can access the publication.
Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly
Women and the Criminal Justice System and Race and the Criminal Justice System
Prison population statistics
Offender Management Statistics Quarterly
Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly
Knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics
Safety in Custody Statistics
Proven Re-offending Statistics
Civil Justice Statistics quarterly
Legal Aid Statistics
Youth Justice Statistics
Justice Data Lab Statistics
Crime in England and Wales
Crime outcomes in England and Wales
Hate crime statistics
Crime against businesses
Seizures of drugs statistics
Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 statistics
Football-related arrests and banning orders statistics
Parole Board Annual Report and Accounts
Judicial Diversity Statistics
Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly | |
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covers calendar years and released in mid-May each year. This is the Sentencing Council’s main source of statistical information on sentencing practice in England and Wales. The annual publication includes lots of additional tools, and it is possible to find statistics on sentencing for specific offences, broken down by age group, gender and ethnicity. |
Women and the Criminal Justice System and Race and the Criminal Justice System | |
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The Women and Race reports are compendium publications, each bringing together a wide range of statistics related to the criminal justice system, broken down by sex and by ethnicity. They include statistics on:
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Frequency: each publication is biennial, and released on alternate years in late November |
Prison population statistics | |
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This publication provides high level figures on the total prison population and capacity. | |
Frequency: weekly (every Friday) Monthly publication: covers the last working Friday of the month and provides further breakdowns by prison establishment |
Offender Management Statistics Quarterly | |
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covers calendar years and released in late April each year |
Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly | |
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covers financial years and released in late June each year |
Knife and offensive weapon sentencing statistics | |
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This publication covers statistics on offences of possession of or threatening with a knife or offence weapon, including:
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Frequency: quarterly |
Safety in Custody Statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on:
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covers calendar years and released in late April each year |
Proven Re-offending Statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on:
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Frequency: quarterly |
Legal Aid Statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on:
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covers financial years and released in late June each year |
Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly | |
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This publication includes statistics on:
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Frequency: quarterly (the statistics on court caseload, appeals, days sat by judges and magistracy workforce are published annually in the “Royal Courts of Justice” tables as part of the “January to March” publication, published in early June each year). |
Youth Justice Statistics | |
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This series of publications includes statistics on children and young people aged 10 to 17, including:
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Main annual publication: covers the previous financial years and released in late January each year |
Justice Data Lab Statistics | |
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This publication includes tailored reports for organisations who have requested re-offending data through the Justice Data Lab. | |
Frequency: quarterly |
Crime in England and Wales | |
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This publication includes statistics on:
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Frequency: quarterly |
Crime outcomes in England and Wales | |
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This publication includes statistics on the different outcomes assigned to offences recorded by the police, such as:
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Frequency: annual, covering the previous financial year, released in late July each year |
Hate crime statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on hate crimes and racist incident recorded by the police. | |
Frequency: annual, covering the previous financial year, released each year in mid-October |
Crime against businesses | |
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This publication includes statistics from the annual Commercial Victimisation Survey. | |
Frequency: annual, covering the previous calendar year, released each spring (around early May) |
Seizures of drugs statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on seizures of drugs made by local police forces and the UK Border Force. | |
Frequency: annual, covering the previous financial year, released each November |
Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 statistics | |
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This publication covers statistics relating to the Terrorism Act 2000, including:
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Frequency: quarterly Main annual publication: covering the last financial year, published annually in mid-June |
Football-related arrests and banning orders statistics | |
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This publication includes statistics on football-related arrests and banning orders, by club supported. | |
Frequency: annual, covering the previous football season, released each November |
Parole Board Annual Report and Accounts | |
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Within the Parole Board’s Annual Report, there are statistics on Parole Board hearings, split by sentence type, review types and outcome (including releases). | |
Frequency: annual, covering the previous financial year, released in mid-July each year There is no specific web page for the series, so the link above takes you to the webpage where you can find the most recent version. |
Judicial Diversity Statistics | |
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Frequency: annual |