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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

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

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
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk