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Magistrates' court open cases

Magistrates' court open cases: 2019 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0100k200k300k20202022202420262019 Q1: 222,176 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 219,963 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 214,907 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 223,533 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 250,500 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 345,284 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 331,806 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 302,355 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 309,595 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 277,491 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 262,047 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 273,246 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 259,674 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 249,404 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 265,773 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 260,843 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 252,887 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 254,061 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 259,138 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 278,367 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 282,125 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 291,161 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 321,717 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 327,236 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 333,194 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 347,193 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 359,306 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 364,779 cases · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 370,722 cases · published 25 June 2026
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Criminal court statistics quarterly, January to March 2026 (published 25 June 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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