Criminal court statistics quarterly: October to December 2022
Type and volume of cases received and processed through the criminal court system of England and Wales, including statistics on case timeliness. Also includes statistics on the use of language interpreter and translation services in courts and tribunals, England and Wales.
Applies to England and Wales
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This is the quarterly Q4 2022 criminal courts statistics publication.
The statistics here focus on key trends in case volume and progression through the criminal court system in England and Wales. This also includes:
- Experimental statistics on ‘the use of language interpreter and translation services in courts and tribunals;
Additional data tools and CSVs have also been provided.
Statisticians comment
This report covers the period to the end of December 2022.
The figures published today are impacted by the resolution of Criminal Bar Association action in October 2022, mid-way through the quarter. The ineffective trial rate at the Crown Court fell back from the peak seen in the previous quarter but remains above levels seen in the previous year.
Timeliness measures, counted at the point of cases completing were impacted by changes in the underlying case mix. There was a sharp increase in the volume of ‘not guilty plea’ cases reaching completion due to the resumption of all Criminal Bar Association work and this led to an increase in timeliness at the Crown Court.
The outstanding caseload at the Crown Court fell back from the series peak in the previous quarter and HMCTS MI shows that this downward trend continues into January 2023.
Criminal court statistics quarterly, January to March 2023
The next criminal court statistics publication is scheduled for release on 29th June 2023.
Pre-release
In addition to Ministry of Justice (MOJ) professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following post holders:
Ministry of Justice
Permanent Secretary; Director General, Policy; Director General, Performance, Strategy and Analysis; Director, Access to Justice; Director General, Chief Financial Officer; Director, Criminal Justice Policy; Deputy Director, Criminal Courts Policy; Criminal Court Reform Lead; Courts and Tribunal Recovery Unit; Jurisdictional and Operational Support Manager; Head of Data and Analytical Services; Chief Statistician; 5 Press Officers.
Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service
Chief Executive, HMCTS; Deputy Chief Executive, HMCTS; Deputy Director of Legal Services, Court Users and Summary Justice Reform; Head of Operational Performance; Head of Criminal Enforcement team, HMCTS; Head of data and management information, HMCTS; Head of Management Information Systems; Head of Communications; Head of News; Jurisdictional Operation manager and Head of Contracted Services and Performance for HMCTS Operations Directorate.