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Crown Court open cases: record highs and lows

The extremes of crown court open cases as published by Ministry of Justice, across the 41 periods held here (2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

80,0982025 Q4

Lowest published

33,0492018 Q4

The full series

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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The chart as a table
PeriodCrown Court open cases
2016 Q148,255 cases
2016 Q244,858 cases
2016 Q343,461 cases
2016 Q443,110 cases
2017 Q141,706 cases
2017 Q241,105 cases
2017 Q340,200 cases
2017 Q438,980 cases
2018 Q136,840 cases
2018 Q235,633 cases
2018 Q334,637 cases
2018 Q433,049 cases
2019 Q133,118 cases
2019 Q234,232 cases
2019 Q335,430 cases
2019 Q438,123 cases
2020 Q140,968 cases
2020 Q243,154 cases
2020 Q351,315 cases
2020 Q457,058 cases
2021 Q159,827 cases
2021 Q260,858 cases
2021 Q359,936 cases
2021 Q458,617 cases
2022 Q158,136 cases
2022 Q259,445 cases
2022 Q363,031 cases
2022 Q462,689 cases
2023 Q162,011 cases
2023 Q264,602 cases
2023 Q366,316 cases
2023 Q467,116 cases
2024 Q168,821 cases
2024 Q270,705 cases
2024 Q372,675 cases
2024 Q474,016 cases
2025 Q176,357 cases
2025 Q277,816 cases
2025 Q379,306 cases
2025 Q480,098 cases
2026 Q180,061 cases

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.