Research Article

Sentencing Trends in England and Wales 2002-2022

Professor Jose Pina-Sánchez
Lilly Crellin
Dr Jonathan Bild
Professor Julian Roberts KC (Hon)
Professor Mike Hough

October 2023

The Sentencing Academy conducted a new analysis of sentencing trends between 2002 and 2022. This report, which is the second in a series, documents changes in sentencing severity during this period and finds that whilst the use of custody and the average custodial sentence length has declined for summary offences, both have risen considerably for indictable only and triable either way offences combined.

Read the report on the Sentencing Hub: Sentencing Trends in England and Wales 2002-2022