Courts in England and Wales sent 88,100 people to prison in 2025 – marking a 9 per cent increase on the previous year, and the biggest annual total since 2017.
Figures published by the Ministry of Justice on 30 April showed that overall, 1.2 million people were sentenced during 2025. As in previous years, around three-quarters received a fine. There was also an increase in the number of community resolutions that did not lead to prison, from just under 164,000 to 181,700, which is therefore up 11 per cent.
Prosecutions rose by 9 per cent. Police increased the number of cautions issued as an alternative to taking people to court, but there was an increase of 18 per cent in charges for sex offences, whilst public order and drug charges also increased.
Whilst Magistrates courts remanded more people in custody than in the previous year, the courts reduced remands in custody overall, with 54 per cent of Crown Court defendants remanded in custody and 45 per cent given bail.
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