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Ministry of Justice · remand status: Remanded in custody

Crown Court median waiting time for trial: Remanded in custody

4 periods to 2026 Q1

72 weeks

Crown Court median waiting time for trial for Remanded in custody totalled 72 weeks in the 4 periods to 2026 Q1, up 2.2% (2) on the 4 periods before.

  1. Ministry of Justice dataset
  2. Table_C8
  3. 2026 Q1
  4. column “Remanded in custody: Median [note 37]”
  5. 18.7142857142857 per period
  6. published 25 June 2026

2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1

Crown Court median waiting time for trial by remand status: 2016 Q1 to 2026 Q1ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0510152016201820202022202420262016 Q1: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q2: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q3: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262016 Q4: 12 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q1: 12 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q2: 11 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q3: 11 weeks · published 25 June 20262017 Q4: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q1: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q2: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q3: 11 weeks · published 25 June 20262018 Q4: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q1: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q2: 12 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q3: 11 weeks · published 25 June 20262019 Q4: 13 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q1: 12 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q2: 9 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q3: 11 weeks · published 25 June 20262020 Q4: 14 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q1: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q2: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q3: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262021 Q4: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q1: 19 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q2: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q3: 15 weeks · published 25 June 20262022 Q4: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q1: 19 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q2: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q3: 16 weeks · published 25 June 20262023 Q4: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q1: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q2: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q3: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262024 Q4: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q1: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q2: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q3: 17 weeks · published 25 June 20262025 Q4: 18 weeks · published 25 June 20262026 Q1: 19 weeks · published 25 June 2026
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PeriodCrown Court median waiting time for trial by remand status
2016 Q114 weeks
2016 Q214 weeks
2016 Q313 weeks
2016 Q412 weeks
2017 Q112 weeks
2017 Q211 weeks
2017 Q311 weeks
2017 Q413 weeks
2018 Q114 weeks
2018 Q214 weeks
2018 Q311 weeks
2018 Q413 weeks
2019 Q113 weeks
2019 Q212 weeks
2019 Q311 weeks
2019 Q413 weeks
2020 Q112 weeks
2020 Q29 weeks
2020 Q311 weeks
2020 Q414 weeks
2021 Q116 weeks
2021 Q217 weeks
2021 Q318 weeks
2021 Q418 weeks
2022 Q119 weeks
2022 Q217 weeks
2022 Q315 weeks
2022 Q417 weeks
2023 Q119 weeks
2023 Q217 weeks
2023 Q316 weeks
2023 Q418 weeks
2024 Q118 weeks
2024 Q218 weeks
2024 Q317 weeks
2024 Q418 weeks
2025 Q118 weeks
2025 Q218 weeks
2025 Q317 weeks
2025 Q418 weeks
2026 Q119 weeks

What this measures

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.

Time on remand itself (custody time limits count from an earlier point), or defendants whose remand status is unknown.

Source

Dataset
Criminal court statistics quarterly: Crown Court waiting times
Release
January to March 2026, published 25 June 2026 · sha256 b6823b9b68923d70…
All values
Crown Court median waiting time for trial by remand status