Crown Prosecution Service: North East
The question
To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Crown Prosecution Service's performance in the North East.
Answered by Ellie Reeves
CPS North East is making measurable progress. In the twelve months to June 2025, CPS North East prosecuted 26,187 defendants with a conviction rate of 86.2%, which is comfortably above the national average of 82.9%.
The below table provides details of the volume suspects charged by CPS North East and the charge rate as a proportion of all legal decisions:
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan - Jun) |
Charges | 7,810 | 6,578 | 6,243 | 7,230 | 8,036 | 3,943 |
Legal Decisions | 10,833 | 8,951 | 8,023 | 8,798 | 9,940 | 4,958 |
Charge Rate (% of Legal Decisions) | 72.1% | 73.5% | 77.8% | 82.2% | 80.8% | 79.5% |
Data source: CPS Case Management Information System | ||||||
The following table provides the number of defendants convicted in the North East, the total number of defendants prosecuted and the conviction rate:
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan - Jun) |
Completed Prosecutions | 21,089 | 23,640 | 21,920 | 21,889 | 24,635 | 13,450 |
Convictions | 17,766 | 19,410 | 18,238 | 18,694 | 21,199 | 11,567 |
Conviction Rate (%) | 84.2% | 82.1% | 83.2% | 85.4% | 86.1% | 86.0% |
Data source: CPS Case Management Information System | ||||||
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