Written question asked by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 2025 (named day). It was answered by Sarah Sackman (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Homicide and Rape: Crown Court
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many murder, manslaughter and rape cases were dealt with in the Crown court in the past 12 months.
- Answer
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In the 12 months to June, there were 114,325 cases disposed of at the Crown Court for all offences, 3,615 for rape, 483 for murder and 49 for manslaughter – rape accounts for 3.0%, and murder and manslaughter combined make up less than 0.1% of all disposals at the Crown Court in the period.
This is a further breakdown of Crown Court workload statistics, Table C1, published in Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly here.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 94665
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Crown Court Homicide Rape
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-12-04 12:48:47 +0000
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