CPS Force Area Statistics
Crown Prosecution Service pre-charge and prosecution outcomes by originating police force area.
989 records43 force areasQ2 25-26 to Q1 26-27 latest period
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| Name | Details | Referrals | Charge rate | Conviction rate | Avg days to charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | 4,931 | 82.4% | 83.9% | 42.3 | |
| Bedfordshire | 2,130 | 83.9% | 78.6% | 36.1 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 2,669 | 83.5% | 84.6% | 42.8 | |
| Cheshire | 5,062 | 82.4% | 85.5% | 45.7 | |
| City of London Police | 621 | 86.0% | 78.0% | 83.6 | |
| Cleveland | 3,293 | 83.9% | 84.5% | 44.1 | |
| Cumbria | 2,434 | 69.2% | 86.1% | 40.9 | |
| Derbyshire | 3,812 | 78.7% | 83.5% | 42.6 | |
| Devon and Cornwall | 4,338 | 84.7% | 86.2% | 46.5 | |
| Dorset | 2,571 | 72.4% | 84.3% | 47.0 | |
| Durham | 2,617 | 73.6% | 84.1% | 34.1 | |
| Dyfed-Powys | 1,572 | 83.2% | 85.1% | 54.4 | |
| Essex | 7,201 | 79.0% | 83.4% | 36.4 | |
| Gloucestershire | 1,387 | 84.6% | 85.8% | 50.9 | |
| Greater Manchester | 15,028 | 78.8% | 82.8% | 27.2 | |
| Gwent | 2,082 | 80.8% | 81.5% | 49.1 | |
| Hampshire | 5,826 | 83.4% | 85.6% | 35.7 | |
| Hertfordshire | 2,437 | 81.7% | 81.0% | 46.2 | |
| Humberside | 3,940 | 82.1% | 81.9% | 38.8 | |
| Kent | 7,103 | 83.7% | 81.5% | 19.3 | |
| Lancashire | 7,083 | 87.6% | 82.1% | 34.1 | |
| Leicestershire | 4,053 | 80.4% | 82.2% | 39.5 | |
| Lincolnshire | 1,478 | 86.9% | 86.5% | 49.3 | |
| Merseyside | 8,110 | 85.6% | 85.0% | 44.0 | |
| Metropolitan Police | 34,618 | 83.6% | 75.8% | 46.8 | |
| Norfolk | 3,330 | 76.8% | 84.4% | 48.4 | |
| Northamptonshire | 1,871 | 83.9% | 84.3% | 43.3 | |
| Northumbria | 5,818 | 78.0% | 81.1% | 40.7 | |
| North Wales | 2,687 | 73.7% | 86.6% | 59.6 | |
| North Yorkshire | 2,287 | 79.7% | 83.3% | 60.3 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 4,731 | 83.6% | 86.0% | 44.0 | |
| South Wales | 7,336 | 76.0% | 84.4% | 38.0 | |
| South Yorkshire | 6,584 | 78.7% | 82.5% | 48.1 | |
| Staffordshire | 5,121 | 72.8% | 76.4% | 40.3 | |
| Suffolk | 2,607 | 72.1% | 84.7% | 56.8 | |
| Surrey | 3,238 | 78.9% | 81.8% | 28.1 | |
| Sussex | 4,629 | 82.9% | 84.9% | 40.3 | |
| Thames Valley | 6,364 | 84.6% | 83.4% | 51.4 | |
| Warwickshire | 1,573 | 77.3% | 76.6% | 51.4 | |
| West Mercia | 4,275 | 71.7% | 80.2% | 53.0 | |
| West Midlands | 13,264 | 83.0% | 76.0% | 37.8 | |
| West Yorkshire | 10,468 | 83.0% | 82.0% | 52.3 | |
| Wiltshire | 1,971 | 70.7% | 83.5% | 59.1 | |
| Avon and Somerset | 1,726 | 84.2% | 75.6% | 33.0 | |
| Bedfordshire | 773 | 87.1% | 66.4% | 27.5 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 769 | 82.7% | 74.1% | 22.7 | |
| Cheshire | 2,607 | 76.7% | 77.4% | 39.4 | |
| City of London Police | 17 | 93.8% | 86.7% | 59.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1,321 | 82.5% | 77.3% | 18.3 | |
| Cumbria | 878 | 67.4% | 76.0% | 32.0 |
Conviction rates by force (Q2 25-26 to Q1 26-27)
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| North Wales | 86.6 |
| Lincolnshire | 86.5 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 86.2 |
| Cumbria | 86.1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 86.0 |
| Gloucestershire | 85.8 |
| Hampshire | 85.6 |
| Cheshire | 85.5 |
| Dyfed-Powys | 85.1 |
| Merseyside | 85.0 |
The chart ranks forces by conviction rate for the selected or latest case type and period.