Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriff court · Scotland · Sheriffdom: Lothian And Borders
977
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-72.9% vs August 2024
9,306
Sheriff summary and solemn cases concluded, April 2025 to March 2026
Cases registered and concluded (financial years)
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| Measure | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff summary: complaints registered | 7,937 | 7,849 | -1.1% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 8,240 | 8,577 | +4.1% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 592 | 520 | -12.2% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 782 | 842 | +7.7% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 761 | 729 | -4.2% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 2,871 | 2,616 | -8.9% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 2,967 | 2,472 | -16.7% |
Source: SCTS Courts and Tribunals Data Scotland: Criminal, August 2026 (published 17 Sep 2026) · Financial year = April to March. JP court rows are the separate Justice of the Peace court that sits in the same town; they are lay-magistrate cases and are not included in the sheriff figures
Trials waiting (scheduled, not yet called)
| Measure | End Aug 2024 | End Aug 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff summary trials scheduled | 3,603 | 977 | -72.9% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 193 | 190 | -1.6% |
Source: SCTS Courts and Tribunals Data Scotland: Criminal, August 2026 (published 17 Sep 2026) · “Trials scheduled” = cases with a trial date assigned that have not yet called in court (SCTS glossary)
Not published at this level
- Convictions and sentences by court: the Scottish Government publishes these for Scotland as a whole and by court type, not by individual court. See Scotland.
- Average wait to trial for this court: SCTS publishes the financial-year average nationally; see Scotland.
- Individual cases, hearings or names: never shown on Court Day UK.