South East
HMCTS region · 14 Crown Court centres · 18 magistrates' local justice areas
15,368
Open Crown Court cases, end of June 2026
-3.2% vs June 2024 (15,880)
Crown Court centres
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| Court | Open Jun 2024 | Open Jun 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Crown Court | 2,227 | 1,967 | -11.7% |
| Lewes Crown Court | 1,183 | 1,419 | +19.9% |
| Basildon Crown Court | 1,419 | 1,304 | -8.1% |
| Norwich Crown Court | 1,089 | 1,218 | +11.8% |
| Aylesbury Crown Court | 987 | 1,200 | +21.6% |
| Guildford Crown Court | 1,140 | 1,195 | +4.8% |
| Chelmsford Crown Court | 1,243 | 1,129 | -9.2% |
| St Albans Crown Court | 949 | 994 | +4.7% |
| Luton Crown Court | 1,007 | 956 | -5.1% |
| Reading Crown Court | 926 | 938 | +1.3% |
| Ipswich Crown Court | 1,404 | 901 | -35.8% |
| Cambridge Crown Court | 849 | 786 | -7.4% |
| Canterbury Crown Court | 927 | 775 | -16.4% |
| Oxford Crown Court | 530 | 586 | +10.6% |
Magistrates' courts (local justice areas)
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| Court | Open Jun 2024 | Open Jun 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk LJA | 5,256 | 5,719 | +8.8% |
| Suffolk LJA | 3,136 | 5,356 | +70.8% |
| North Essex LJA | 5,278 | 5,114 | -3.1% |
| Surrey LJA | 3,417 | 4,617 | +35.1% |
| North Kent LJA | 2,940 | 4,130 | +40.5% |
| South Essex LJA | 3,815 | 4,065 | +6.6% |
| Berkshire LJA | 4,079 | 3,573 | -12.4% |
| East Kent LJA | 3,326 | 3,500 | +5.2% |
| Cambridgeshire LJA | 4,125 | 3,341 | -19.0% |
| Central Kent LJA | 2,398 | 3,166 | +32.0% |
| West Sussex LJA | 2,324 | 3,093 | +33.1% |
| Sussex (Central) LJA | 2,525 | 3,027 | +19.9% |
| Buckinghamshire LJA | 2,575 | 2,749 | +6.8% |
| Bedfordshire LJA | 3,153 | 2,655 | -15.8% |
| West and Central Hertfordshire LJA | 2,051 | 1,824 | -11.1% |
| Oxfordshire LJA | 2,362 | 1,578 | -33.2% |
| Sussex (Eastern) LJA | 891 | 1,216 | +36.5% |
| North and East Hertfordshire LJA | 1,593 | 1,135 | -28.8% |