Crown Court receipts during the Labour 2024– government
2024 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · 7 periods
↓ 3.1%−935 cases
Crown Court receipts fell by 3.1% over the period, from 30,361 cases (2024 Q2, the level when the government took office) to 29,426 (2026 Q1, the latest available).
Inherited level 2024 Q2: 30,361
Latest 2026 Q1: 29,426
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The number of criminal cases received by the Crown Court in England and Wales during the quarter, including cases sent for trial or sentence, appeals against magistrates' decisions and requests for retrial.
Doesn’t measure: Cases received by magistrates' courts, the number of defendants, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.