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Ministry of Justice · Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026 · offenders

Immediate custodial sentences

Immediate custodial sentences: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour025k50k75k20182020202220242026Before: Figures as originally processed. After: Figures reprocessed ahead of the 2023 Q2 edition.methodology changeYear ending March 2017: 90,181 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 89,220 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 81,768 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 75,124 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 58,855 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 65,104 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 66,163 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 73,970 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 82,749 offenders · published 30 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 89,164 offenders · published 30 July 2026
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Criminal justice statistics quarterly: overview tables, Year ending March 2026 (published 30 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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