Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 94666

Homicide and Rape: Crown Court

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UK — Newark

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown court cases are for murder, manslaughter and rape.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

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 disposa...

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