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Every Crown Court centre (68) and magistrates' local justice area (77) in England and Wales with official MoJ caseload data for Jan 2024 – Jun 2026, plus Scotland's sheriff courts and sheriffdoms (SCTS) and Northern Ireland (NICTS, country-wide).
England and Wales
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| Court | Open Jun 2026 | Change vs Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Avon and Somerset | 7,798 | +1.0% |
| Aylesbury Crown Court Crown Court · Thames Valley | 1,200 | +21.6% |
| Basildon Crown Court Crown Court · Essex | 1,304 | -8.1% |
| Bedfordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Bedfordshire | 2,655 | -15.8% |
| Berkshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Thames Valley | 3,573 | -12.4% |
| Birmingham Crown Court Crown Court · West Midlands | 2,574 | +38.7% |
| Birmingham and Solihull LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Midlands | 13,000 | +96.3% |
| Black Country LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Midlands | 4,529 | +86.8% |
| Bolton Crown Court Crown Court · Greater Manchester | 913 | -6.9% |
| Bournemouth Crown Court Crown Court · Dorset | 683 | +32.1% |
| Bradford Crown Court Crown Court · West Yorkshire | 1,659 | +21.2% |
| Bristol Crown Court Crown Court · Avon and Somerset | 1,227 | +15.0% |
| Buckinghamshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Thames Valley | 2,749 | +6.8% |
| Cambridge Crown Court Crown Court · Cambridgeshire | 786 | -7.4% |
| Cambridgeshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Cambridgeshire | 3,341 | -19.0% |
| Canterbury Crown Court Crown Court · Kent | 775 | -16.4% |
| Cardiff Crown Court Crown Court · South Wales | 1,647 | -0.6% |
| Cardiff LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South Wales | 4,333 | +0.7% |
| Carlisle Crown Court Crown Court · Cumbria | 426 | +31.9% |
| Carmarthenshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Dyfed Powys | 729 | -16.1% |
| Central Criminal Court Crown Court · Central London | 756 | -23.5% |
| Central Kent LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Kent | 3,166 | +32.0% |
| Central London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Central London | 10,805 | +97.4% |
| Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Dyfed Powys | 314 | -39.7% |
| Chelmsford Crown Court Crown Court · Essex | 1,129 | -9.2% |
| Cheshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Cheshire | 5,929 | +15.7% |
| Chester Crown Court Crown Court · Cheshire | 948 | +9.2% |
| Cleveland LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Cleveland | 3,052 | +2.7% |
| Cornwall LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Devon and Cornwall | 1,297 | -74.7% |
| County Durham and Darlington LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Durham | 2,433 | +2.7% |
| County of Wiltshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Wiltshire | 2,606 | +5.9% |
| Coventry and Warwickshire (Coventry) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Midlands | 1,905 | +20.4% |
| Coventry and Warwickshire (Warwickshire) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Warwickshire | 1,790 | -12.1% |
| Croydon Crown Court Crown Court · South East London | 1,713 | +29.0% |
| Derby Crown Court Crown Court · Derbyshire | 1,051 | +15.5% |
| Dorset LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Dorset | 2,973 | -10.6% |
| Durham Crown Court Crown Court · Durham | 533 | +6.0% |
| East Hampshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 5,755 | +21.6% |
| East Kent LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Kent | 3,500 | +5.2% |
| East London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · East London | 8,458 | +68.8% |
| Exeter Crown Court Crown Court · Devon and Cornwall | 661 | +30.1% |
| Gloucester Crown Court Crown Court · Gloucestershire | 365 | -19.6% |
| Gloucestershire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Gloucestershire | 1,973 | +0.9% |
| Great Grimsby Crown Court Crown Court · Humberside | 262 | -9.3% |
| Greater Manchester LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Greater Manchester | 21,187 | +14.5% |
| Guildford Crown Court Crown Court · Surrey | 1,195 | +4.8% |
| Gwent LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Gwent | 2,349 | -12.2% |
| Harrow Crown Court Crown Court · North West London | 1,381 | +110.5% |
| Herefordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Mercia | 1,058 | +55.6% |
| Humber LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Humberside | 5,001 | +7.7% |
| Inner London Sessions House Crown Court Crown Court · South East London | 1,859 | +49.2% |
| Ipswich Crown Court Crown Court · Suffolk | 901 | -35.8% |
| Isle of Wight LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 434 | +63.2% |
| Isleworth Crown Court Crown Court · South West London | 2,799 | +55.8% |
| Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Crown Court · Humberside | 562 | +8.1% |
| Kingston Upon Thames Crown Court Crown Court · South West London | 1,248 | +29.9% |
| Lancashire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Lancashire | 8,228 | -16.0% |
| Leeds Crown Court Crown Court · West Yorkshire | 2,117 | -5.3% |
| Leicester Crown Court Crown Court · Leicestershire | 1,427 | +14.8% |
| Leicestershire and Rutland LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Leicestershire | 3,129 | -39.0% |
| Lewes Crown Court Crown Court · Sussex | 1,419 | +19.9% |
| Lincoln Crown Court Crown Court · Lincolnshire | 457 | -10.6% |
| Lincolnshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Lincolnshire | 5,782 | +78.1% |
| Liverpool Crown Court Crown Court · Merseyside | 1,854 | +14.1% |
| Luton Crown Court Crown Court · Bedfordshire | 956 | -5.1% |
| Maidstone Crown Court Crown Court · Kent | 1,967 | -11.7% |
| Manchester Crown Sq Crown Court Crown Court · Greater Manchester | 1,821 | -6.0% |
| Manchester Minshull St Crown Court Crown Court · Greater Manchester | 1,969 | -13.8% |
| Merseyside LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Merseyside | 9,242 | +14.5% |
| Mid Wales (Dyfed Powys Area) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Dyfed Powys | 6 | -53.8% |
| Mid Wales (South Wales Area) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South Wales | 1,374 | +3.0% |
| Mold Crown Court Crown Court · North Wales | 515 | +11.7% |
| Montgomeryshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Dyfed Powys | 157 | +45.4% |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Crown Court Crown Court · Northumbria | 1,859 | -3.6% |
| Newport (Isle of Wight) Crown Court Crown Court · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 153 | +23.4% |
| Norfolk LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Norfolk | 5,719 | +8.8% |
| North Central Wales LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North Wales | 1,044 | +59.9% |
| North East London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North East London | 6,071 | +56.9% |
| North East Wales LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North Wales | 3,025 | +151.2% |
| North Essex LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Essex | 5,114 | -3.1% |
| North Hampshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 2,389 | +0.9% |
| North Kent LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Kent | 4,130 | +40.5% |
| North London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North London | 7,174 | +29.0% |
| North Northumbria LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Northumbria | 4,090 | -27.6% |
| North West London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North West London | 6,805 | +37.9% |
| North West Wales LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North Wales | 460 | +3.4% |
| North Yorkshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North Yorkshire | 3,306 | -14.9% |
| North and East Devon LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Devon and Cornwall | 1,475 | +16.3% |
| North and East Hertfordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hertfordshire | 1,135 | -28.8% |
| North and West Cumbria LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Cumbria | 2,001 | +45.3% |
| Northampton Crown Court Crown Court · Northamptonshire | 899 | +9.2% |
| Northamptonshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Northamptonshire | 4,594 | +97.6% |
| Northern Derbyshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Derbyshire | 841 | +47.0% |
| Norwich Crown Court Crown Court · Norfolk | 1,218 | +11.8% |
| Nottingham Crown Court Crown Court · Nottinghamshire | 1,876 | -4.2% |
| Nottinghamshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Nottinghamshire | 3,986 | -37.7% |
| Oxford Crown Court Crown Court · Thames Valley | 586 | +10.6% |
| Oxfordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Thames Valley | 1,578 | -33.2% |
| Plymouth Crown Court Crown Court · Devon and Cornwall | 553 | +84.3% |
| Portsmouth Crown Court Crown Court · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 729 | +32.1% |
| Preston Crown Court Crown Court · Lancashire | 1,911 | -2.5% |
| Reading Crown Court Crown Court · Thames Valley | 938 | +1.3% |
| Salisbury Crown Court Crown Court · Wiltshire | 150 | -9.6% |
| Sheffield Crown Court Crown Court · South Yorkshire | 1,884 | +6.3% |
| Shrewsbury Crown Court Crown Court · West Mercia | 779 | +21.7% |
| Shropshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Mercia | 2,091 | +75.4% |
| Snaresbrook Crown Court Crown Court · North East London | 4,588 | +40.3% |
| South Cumbria LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Cumbria | 603 | +53.4% |
| South East London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South East London | 7,025 | -2.0% |
| South Essex LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Essex | 4,065 | +6.6% |
| South London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South London | 5,933 | +102.0% |
| South Northumbria LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Northumbria | 2,558 | +17.2% |
| South West London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South West London | 10,842 | -12.1% |
| South Yorkshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South Yorkshire | 7,243 | -6.8% |
| South and West Devon LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Devon and Cornwall | 4,227 | +134.2% |
| Southampton Crown Court Crown Court · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 565 | +10.8% |
| Southern Derbyshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Derbyshire | 2,977 | -10.4% |
| Southwark Crown Court Crown Court · Central London | 1,683 | +35.7% |
| St Albans Crown Court Crown Court · Hertfordshire | 994 | +4.7% |
| Stafford Crown Court Crown Court · Staffordshire | 899 | +30.3% |
| Staffordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Staffordshire | 5,279 | -23.1% |
| Stoke On Trent Crown Court Crown Court · Staffordshire | 757 | +24.5% |
| Suffolk LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Suffolk | 5,356 | +70.8% |
| Surrey LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Surrey | 4,617 | +35.1% |
| Sussex (Central) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Sussex | 3,027 | +19.9% |
| Sussex (Eastern) LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Sussex | 1,216 | +36.5% |
| Swansea Crown Court Crown Court · South Wales | 656 | +12.7% |
| Swindon Crown Court Crown Court · Wiltshire | 272 | -11.4% |
| Taunton Crown Court Crown Court · Avon and Somerset | 456 | +4.3% |
| Teesside Crown Court Crown Court · Cleveland | 1,503 | +22.3% |
| Truro Crown Court Crown Court · Devon and Cornwall | 385 | +61.8% |
| Warwick Crown Court Crown Court · Warwickshire | 1,118 | +16.9% |
| West Glamorgan LJA Magistrates (LJA) · South Wales | 1,862 | +34.2% |
| West Hampshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 4,929 | +49.5% |
| West London LJA Magistrates (LJA) · North West London | 4,540 | +24.3% |
| West Sussex LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Sussex | 3,093 | +33.1% |
| West Yorkshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Yorkshire | 23,056 | +55.8% |
| West and Central Hertfordshire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · Hertfordshire | 1,824 | -11.1% |
| Winchester Crown Court Crown Court · Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 460 | +40.2% |
| Wolverhampton Crown Court Crown Court · West Midlands | 1,871 | +49.0% |
| Wood Green Crown Court Crown Court · North West London | 2,372 | +36.9% |
| Woolwich Crown Court Crown Court · South East London | 2,304 | +72.8% |
| Worcester Crown Court Crown Court · West Mercia | 815 | -0.4% |
| Worcestershire LJA Magistrates (LJA) · West Mercia | 5,830 | +50.2% |
| York Crown Court Crown Court · North Yorkshire | 457 | +6.0% |
Scotland
Sheriff courts and sheriffdoms. Different measures from England and Wales: SCTS publishes trials waiting, not open caseload. Scotland overview →
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| Court | Summary trials waiting Aug 2026 | Change vs Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 483 | -47.2% |
| Airdrie Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 298 | -43.8% |
| Alloa Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 52 | -42.9% |
| Ayr Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 210 | -45.5% |
| Banff Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 18 | -56.1% |
| Campbeltown Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 15 | -65.9% |
| Dumbarton Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 201 | -64.9% |
| Dumfries Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 99 | -71.3% |
| Dundee Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 286 | +13.5% |
| Dunfermline Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 118 | -71.3% |
| Dunoon Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 61 | -57.9% |
| Edinburgh Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Lothian And Borders | 977 | -72.9% |
| Elgin Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 70 | -63.2% |
| Falkirk Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 150 | -47.9% |
| Forfar Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 101 | -61.7% |
| Fort William Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 21 | -50.0% |
| Glasgow And Strathkelvin Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 2,155 | -47.8% |
| Glasgow Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Glasgow And Strathkelvin | 2,155 | -47.8% |
| Grampian, Highland And Islands Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 974 | -58.7% |
| Greenock Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 168 | -72.0% |
| Hamilton Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 521 | -40.1% |
| Inverness Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 178 | -75.5% |
| Jedburgh Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Lothian And Borders | 38 | -69.6% |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 342 | -61.2% |
| Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 235 | -60.1% |
| Kirkwall Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 3 | -85.7% |
| Lanark Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 53 | -76.2% |
| Lerwick Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 6 | -73.9% |
| Livingston Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Lothian And Borders | 339 | -66.9% |
| Lochmaddy Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 0 | -100.0% |
| Lothian And Borders Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 1,390 | -71.5% |
| North Strathclyde Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 1,193 | -60.1% |
| Oban Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 35 | -39.7% |
| Paisley Sheriff Court Sheriff court · North Strathclyde | 371 | -46.5% |
| Perth Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 284 | -39.7% |
| Peterhead Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 106 | -37.3% |
| Portree Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 10 | -66.7% |
| Selkirk Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Lothian And Borders | 36 | -70.2% |
| South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 1,216 | -49.9% |
| Stirling Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Tayside, Central And Fife | 127 | -23.5% |
| Stornoway Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 14 | -60.0% |
| Stranraer Sheriff Court Sheriff court · South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway | 35 | -52.1% |
| Tain Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 37 | -69.7% |
| Tayside, Central And Fife Sheriffdom Sheriffdom | 1,353 | -46.6% |
| Wick Sheriff Court Sheriff court · Grampian, Highland And Islands | 28 | -24.3% |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland courts →
Crown Court and magistrates' courts, Northern Ireland as a whole (NICTS does not publish these tables by courthouse). Crown Court average 182 days from committal to trial or guilty plea in 2025.
Highlights to share
courtday.uk
4,588
open cases at Snaresbrook Crown Court, the largest Crown Court backlog in England and Wales (end of June 2026)
Source: MoJ Criminal court statistics quarterly, Apr–Jun 2026 (released 24 Sep 2026) · details
courtday.uk
+110.5%
rise in open cases at Harrow Crown Court in two years (June 2024 to June 2026)
Source: MoJ Criminal court statistics quarterly, Apr–Jun 2026 (released 24 Sep 2026) · details
courtday.uk
-35.8%
change in open cases at Ipswich Crown Court in two years, the biggest fall (June 2024 to June 2026)
Source: MoJ Criminal court statistics quarterly, Apr–Jun 2026 (released 24 Sep 2026) · details
courtday.uk
45.3%
of trials at Harrow Crown Court were ineffective in 2025, the highest rate of any Crown Court with 200+ trials (causes are mostly prosecution, defence or witness issues, not the court)
Source: MoJ Criminal court statistics quarterly, trials data tool (released 24 Sep 2026) · details
Regions
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| Region | Crown open Jun 2026 | 2-yr change |
|---|---|---|
| London | 20,703 | +42.3% |
| South East | 15,368 | -3.2% |
| Midlands | 14,523 | +18.4% |
| North East | 10,836 | +5.4% |
| North West | 9,842 | -1.4% |
| South West | 6,659 | +20.8% |
| Wales | 2,818 | +4.4% |
League: biggest Crown Court backlogs
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| # | Court | Open Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snaresbrook Crown Court London | 4,588 |
| 2 | Isleworth Crown Court London | 2,799 |
| 3 | Birmingham Crown Court Midlands | 2,574 |
| 4 | Wood Green Crown Court London | 2,372 |
| 5 | Woolwich Crown Court London | 2,304 |
| 6 | Leeds Crown Court North East | 2,117 |
| 7 | Manchester Minshull St Crown Court North West | 1,969 |
| 8 | Maidstone Crown Court South East | 1,967 |
| 9 | Preston Crown Court North West | 1,911 |
| 10 | Sheffield Crown Court North East | 1,884 |
League: fastest-growing backlogs (2 years)
| # | Court | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrow Crown Court London | +110.5% |
| 2 | Plymouth Crown Court South West | +84.3% |
| 3 | Woolwich Crown Court London | +72.8% |
| 4 | Truro Crown Court South West | +61.8% |
| 5 | Isleworth Crown Court London | +55.8% |
| 6 | Inner London Sessions House Crown Court London | +49.2% |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Crown Court Midlands | +49.0% |
| 8 | Snaresbrook Crown Court London | +40.3% |
| 9 | Winchester Crown Court South West | +40.2% |
| 10 | Birmingham Crown Court Midlands | +38.7% |
Source: Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2026 — Transparency files (csv) (MoJ, released 24 September 2026) · Courts with at least 200 open cases in June 2024
League: highest ineffective trial rate, 2025
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| # | Court | Ineffective rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrow Crown Court London | 45.3% |
| 2 | Stafford Crown Court Midlands | 36.7% |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Crown Court Midlands | 36.6% |
| 4 | Worcester Crown Court Midlands | 36.4% |
| 5 | Portsmouth Crown Court South West | 35.4% |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Crown Court Midlands | 34.9% |
| 7 | Wood Green Crown Court London | 34.2% |
| 8 | Aylesbury Crown Court South East | 33.0% |
| 9 | Exeter Crown Court South West | 30.5% |
| 10 | Birmingham Crown Court Midlands | 29.1% |
Source: Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2026 — Transparency files (csv) (MoJ, released 24 September 2026) · Trials data tool · courts with at least 200 effective, cracked or ineffective trials in 2025. An ineffective trial is one that could not go ahead on the day; MoJ data show the causes are mostly prosecution, defence or witness issues rather than the court itself.
League: oldest open caseloads (area median age)
| # | Area | Median age, Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North East London | 293 days |
| 2 | West Mercia | 288 days |
| 3 | Central London | 284 days |
| 4 | South East London | 267 days |
| 5 | Kent | 265 days |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | 256 days |
| 7 | Surrey | 250 days |
| 8 | Bedfordshire | 243 days |
| 9 | North West London | 236 days |
| 10 | Essex | 230 days |
Source: Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2026 — Transparency files (csv) (MoJ, released 24 September 2026) · Open-case age data tool
Not covered
- Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate court systems and publish different measures, so they are shown in their own tables above and are not ranked against England and Wales.
- Northern Ireland figures are not published by courthouse.
- Magistrates' figures are published per local justice area, not per courthouse.
- Convictions and sentencing are not published by court; see national figures.
