Ministry of Justice · Year ending March 2022 to Year ending March 2026 · offenders

Immediate custodial sentences

Immediate custodial sentences: Year ending March 2022 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour025k50k75k20222023202420252026Year 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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