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Sentencing Statistics, England and Wales

Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Crime and justice

Summary

The annual release presents long-term trends in sentencing in England and Wales. Both indictable and summary offences are addressed. Trends in custody, community sentences, fines and other disposals are presented with separate figures for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court. Gender and age based sub-groupings are presented as well as sentence length breakdowns and criminal histories.

Source agency: Justice

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Sentencing

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