Lothian And Borders Sheriffdom
Sheriffdom · Scotland
1,390
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-71.5% vs August 2024
12,210
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 | 10,817 | 10,218 | -5.5% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 11,056 | 11,188 | +1.2% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 754 | 662 | -12.2% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 1,112 | 1,141 | +2.6% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 1,089 | 1,022 | -6.2% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 3,617 | 3,157 | -12.7% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 3,819 | 3,039 | -20.4% |
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 | 4,874 | 1,390 | -71.5% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 274 | 278 | +1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Sheriff Court | 977 | 9,306 |
| Livingston Sheriff Court | 339 | 1,900 |
| Jedburgh Sheriff Court | 38 | 509 |
| Selkirk Sheriff Court | 36 | 495 |
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.