Civometry

5 July 2024 – present

Justice during the Labour 2024– government

Summary

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Average sentence length of prisoners released from determinate sentencesMinistry of Justice · monthsFewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.
Prison populationMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Prison useable operational capacityMinistry of Justice · placesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crown Court open casesMinistry of Justice · cases70,7052024 Q280,0612026 Q1↑ 13.2%+9,356 · 7 periods
Charge rateHome Office · percent6.4%Year ending March 20248.5%Year ending March 2026↑ 32.7%+2.1% · 2 periods
Homicides (Homicide Index)ONS · offencesFewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.

Average sentence length of prisoners released from determinate sentences

Fewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.

Average sentence length of prisoners released from determinate sentences: 2020 to 2024ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01020202020212022202320242020: 25.2 months · published 17 August 20262021: 26.6 months · published 17 August 20262022: 25.8 months · published 17 August 20262023: 25.2 months · published 17 August 20262024: 30 months · published 17 August 2026
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Prison population

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Prison population: Week beginning 17 August 2026 to Week beginning 24 August 2026LabourLabour025k50k75k2026Week beginning 17 August 2026: 86,722 people · published 17 August 2026Week beginning 24 August 2026: 86,843 people · published 24 August 2026
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Prison useable operational capacity

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Prison useable operational capacity: Week beginning 17 August 2026 to Week beginning 24 August 2026LabourLabour025k50k75k2026Week beginning 17 August 2026: 88,921 places · published 17 August 2026Week beginning 24 August 2026: 88,937 places · published 24 August 2026
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Crown Court open cases

Inherited 2024 Q2: 70,705 cases. Latest 2026 Q1: 80,061.

Crown Court open cases: 2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour025k50k75k2016201820202022202420262016 Q1: 48,255 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q2: 44,858 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q3: 43,461 cases · published 25 June 20262016 Q4: 43,110 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q1: 41,706 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q2: 41,105 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q3: 40,200 cases · published 25 June 20262017 Q4: 38,980 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q1: 36,840 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q2: 35,633 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q3: 34,637 cases · published 25 June 20262018 Q4: 33,049 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q1: 33,118 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 34,232 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 35,430 cases · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 38,123 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 40,968 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 43,154 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 51,315 cases · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 57,058 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 59,827 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 60,858 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 59,936 cases · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 58,617 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 58,136 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 59,445 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 63,031 cases · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 62,689 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 62,011 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 64,602 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 66,316 cases · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 67,116 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 68,821 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 70,705 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 72,675 cases · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 74,016 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 76,357 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 77,816 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 79,306 cases · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 80,098 cases · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 80,061 cases · published 25 June 2026
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Charge rate

Inherited Year ending March 2024: 6.4% percent. Latest Year ending March 2026: 8.5%.

Charge rate: Year ending March 2024 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeLabourLabour0%2.5%5%7.5%202420252026Year ending March 2024: 6.4% percent · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 7.3% percent · published 23 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 8.5% percent · published 23 July 2026
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Homicides (Homicide Index)

Fewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.

Homicides (Homicide Index): 1967 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02505007501970198019902000201020201967: 354 offences · published 5 February 20261968: 360 offences · published 5 February 20261969: 332 offences · published 5 February 20261970: 339 offences · published 5 February 20261971: 407 offences · published 5 February 20261972: 409 offences · published 5 February 20261973: 391 offences · published 5 February 20261974: 526 offences · published 5 February 20261975: 443 offences · published 5 February 20261976: 488 offences · published 5 February 20261977: 413 offences · published 5 February 20261978: 468 offences · published 5 February 20261979: 547 offences · published 5 February 20261980: 535 offences · published 5 February 20261981: 501 offences · published 5 February 20261982: 557 offences · published 5 February 20261983: 482 offences · published 5 February 20261984: 537 offences · published 5 February 20261985: 536 offences · published 5 February 20261986: 563 offences · published 5 February 20261987: 600 offences · published 5 February 20261988: 547 offences · published 5 February 20261989: 521 offences · published 5 February 20261990: 554 offences · published 5 February 20261991: 622 offences · published 5 February 20261992: 581 offences · published 5 February 20261993: 566 offences · published 5 February 20261994: 633 offences · published 5 February 20261995: 662 offences · published 5 February 20261996: 586 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 1998: 602 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 1999: 639 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2000: 668 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2001: 760 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2002: 793 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2003: 942 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2004: 773 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2005: 777 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2006: 709 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2007: 711 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2008: 731 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2009: 637 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2010: 592 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2011: 631 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2012: 525 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2013: 543 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2014: 520 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2015: 504 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2016: 538 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2017: 689 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2018: 698 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2019: 641 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2020: 676 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2021: 555 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2022: 672 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2023: 581 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2024: 566 offences · published 5 February 2026Year ending March 2025: 522 offences · published 5 February 2026
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