South Strathclyde, Dumfries And Galloway Sheriffdom
Sheriffdom · Scotland
1,216
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-49.9% vs August 2024
11,429
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 | 11,146 | 10,363 | -7.0% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 11,799 | 10,372 | -12.1% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 939 | 802 | -14.6% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 1,242 | 1,054 | -15.1% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 1,193 | 1,057 | -11.4% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 4,672 | 3,653 | -21.8% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 4,543 | 3,661 | -19.4% |
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 | 2,426 | 1,216 | -49.9% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 96 | 118 | +22.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Sheriff Court | 521 | 4,536 |
| Airdrie Sheriff Court | 298 | 2,608 |
| Ayr Sheriff Court | 210 | 1,660 |
| Dumfries Sheriff Court | 99 | 1,556 |
| Lanark Sheriff Court | 53 | 570 |
| Stranraer Sheriff Court | 35 | 499 |
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.