Grampian, Highland And Islands Sheriffdom
Sheriffdom · Scotland
974
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-58.7% vs August 2024
8,242
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 | 7,385 | 7,404 | +0.3% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 8,685 | 7,156 | -17.6% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 631 | 569 | -9.8% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 1,063 | 1,119 | +5.3% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 1,302 | 1,086 | -16.6% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 2,974 | 2,638 | -11.3% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 3,055 | 2,643 | -13.5% |
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 | 2,360 | 974 | -58.7% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 368 | 242 | -34.2% |
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)
Sheriff courts in this sheriffdom
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| Court | Summary trials waiting Aug 2026 | Cases concluded 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Sheriff Court | 483 | 3,541 |
| Inverness Sheriff Court | 178 | 1,943 |
| Peterhead Sheriff Court | 106 | 718 |
| Elgin Sheriff Court | 70 | 731 |
| Tain Sheriff Court | 37 | 281 |
| Wick Sheriff Court | 28 | 207 |
| Fort William Sheriff Court | 21 | 165 |
| Banff Sheriff Court | 18 | 123 |
| Stornoway Sheriff Court | 14 | 142 |
| Portree Sheriff Court | 10 | 60 |
| Lerwick Sheriff Court | 6 | 145 |
| Kirkwall Sheriff Court | 3 | 159 |
| Lochmaddy Sheriff Court | 0 | 27 |
Source: SCTS Courts and Tribunals Data Scotland: Criminal, August 2026 (published 17 Sep 2026) · Cases concluded = sheriff summary cases + sheriff solemn indictments concluded
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.