Official Statistics
Case processing time for criminal cases dealt with at courts in Northern Ireland 2024 to 2025
Annual report on average case processing time for criminal cases dealt with in the Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland
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Report presenting data on the average case processing time for criminal cases dealt with in Crown and magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. It provides an overview of the time taken for a case to be dealt with at court, from the date that case began its journey through the criminal justice system, based on a start point of the date the offence was reported to, or detected by, the police.
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Published 14 August 2025