North Strathclyde Sheriffdom
Sheriffdom · Scotland
1,193
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-60.1% vs August 2024
9,136
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 | 8,647 | 7,825 | -9.5% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 9,278 | 8,171 | -11.9% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 828 | 981 | +18.5% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 1,000 | 957 | -4.3% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 1,030 | 965 | -6.3% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 2,423 | 2,291 | -5.4% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 2,719 | 2,128 | -21.7% |
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 | 2,993 | 1,193 | -60.1% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 107 | 132 | +23.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paisley Sheriff Court | 371 | 2,373 |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court | 342 | 3,102 |
| Dumbarton Sheriff Court | 201 | 1,932 |
| Greenock Sheriff Court | 168 | 1,106 |
| Dunoon Sheriff Court | 61 | 293 |
| Oban Sheriff Court | 35 | 217 |
| Campbeltown Sheriff Court | 15 | 113 |
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.