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Justice

United Kingdom · Pending cases

Number of cases awaiting judgment; a large backlog reflects court congestion.· Criminal cases open in the Crown Court at the end of the quarter, England and Wales (magistrates’ courts excluded)
80.8K
Q2 2026
+3.3 %vs Q2 2025
min 33.2K Q4 2018max 80.8K Q2 2026
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice · Criminal court statistics quarterly
Updated Nov 12, 2026
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