Out of Court docket Resolutions
Out of courtroom resolutions (OOCRs) are sanctions utilized by the police to deal with offences with out the have to be handled at courtroom. There have been round 226,300 OOCRs issued in 2025, which represents a rise of seven% when in comparison with the earlier yr.
This rise is because of the continued enhance in using neighborhood resolutions – with 181,700 issued (an 11% enhance) in 2025, representing a collection excessive and accounting for 80% of all OOCRs issued. The biggest will increase have been seen in drug offences (22%) and theft offences (15%).
There was a lower of 8% throughout all different OOCR varieties mixed when in comparison with the earlier yr. Hashish/khat warnings and penalty notices for dysfunction (PNDs) decreased by 90% and 15%, respectively, whereas cautions fell by 6%.
Though warning volumes decreased in most offence teams there have been small will increase in these issued for Possession of weapons offences (3%) and Public Order offences (7%). The general cautioning charge was largely unchanged on the earlier yr, round 8% which is a collection low.
Prosecutions
In 2025, there have been 1.36 million defendants proceeded in opposition to at magistrates’ courts (together with Single Justice Process instances), a rise of three% in comparison with the earlier yr and the very best seen since 2017.
The amount of prosecutions for the extra critical indictable offences elevated by 9%, whereas the quantity of abstract offences elevated by 1%. The rise in abstract offences was pushed by a 5% enhance in abstract motoring offences to 803,000 (a collection excessive).
Prosecutions elevated throughout all indictable offence teams, together with 18% will increase for sexual offences (up by 2,400) and public order offences (up by 3,500), and 13% will increase for drug offences (up by 6,000) and fraud offences (up by 600).
Remands
At magistrates’ courts, the entire quantity of these remanded in custody elevated 6% from final yr and is the very best quantity seen within the earlier decade (67,000). Nonetheless, the proportion remanded in custody confirmed little change on the earlier yr at 5%. The amount of these remanded in custody for extra critical indictable and triable both means offences are at a collection excessive, at 13,100 and 47,500 respectively.
On the Crown Court docket, the quantity of defendants remanded in custody fell barely to round 57,900 in comparison with the earlier yr (58,500). The proportion of defendants remanded in custody remained at 54% in 2025, whereas bail additionally remained steady at 45%.
