Tayside, Central And Fife Sheriffdom
Sheriffdom · Scotland
1,353
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-46.6% vs August 2024
11,497
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 | 11,147 | 10,782 | -3.3% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 13,353 | 10,279 | -23.0% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 1,261 | 846 | -32.9% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 1,283 | 1,216 | -5.2% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 1,425 | 1,218 | -14.5% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: complaints registered | 4,101 | 4,139 | +0.9% |
| Justice of the Peace (JP) court, not the sheriff court: cases concluded | 4,214 | 4,132 | -1.9% |
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 | 2,532 | 1,353 | -46.6% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 266 | 133 | -50.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee Sheriff Court | 286 | 2,483 |
| Perth Sheriff Court | 284 | 1,413 |
| Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court | 235 | 2,411 |
| Falkirk Sheriff Court | 150 | 1,731 |
| Stirling Sheriff Court | 127 | 835 |
| Dunfermline Sheriff Court | 118 | 1,143 |
| Forfar Sheriff Court | 101 | 1,006 |
| Alloa Sheriff Court | 52 | 475 |
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.