Ministry of Justice · Criminal court statistics quarterly: Crown Court waiting times · 2 values
Crown Court median waiting time for trial by remand status
The median weeks defendants sent for trial waited before their trial started, split by whether they waited in custody or on bail. Custody cases are listed sooner; people on bail carry the longest waits.
latest 12 months to 2026 Q1; 4 quarters summed · total 180 weeks · published 25 June 2026
Remanded on bail is the largest remand status at 60% of the total.
| Remand status | Latest 12 months | Share | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remanded on bail | 108 | 60.2% | 102 | ▲ 6.5% |
| Remanded in custody | 72 | 39.8% | 70 | ▲ 2.2% |
Source
- Dataset
- Criminal court statistics quarterly: Crown Court waiting times · sheet Table_C8
- Rows
- 2026 Q1; values are the sum of the published rows for each remand status and period.
- Caveat
- Time on remand itself (custody time limits count from an earlier point), or defendants whose remand status is unknown.
- Parent metric
- Crown Court median waiting time for trial
- API
- /api/metrics/crown_court_trial_waiting_by_remand/vintages