Non-citizen crime trends
Recorded justice outcomes over the years.
Summary non-motoring
England & Wales · Prison population on 30 June
Data 2015–2026 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026
Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.
Published Not stated · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026
Source period: 2015-06-30–2026-06-30
Release schedule: Annual; check for updates weekly.
Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.
How updates are checked →Average of the selected annual snapshots. Summing prison populations would repeatedly count some of the same people.
Foreign nationals over time
2015–2026Prison snapshots count people in custody, not crimes committed during each year.
Definitions & limitations
England and Wales prisons only; excludes Scotland and Northern Ireland. Stocks on 30 June, not offences committed or annual convictions. Nationality does not identify birthplace or immigration status. Sentence length, remand, enforcement, transfers and release policies affect prison stocks. Unknown nationality remains separate. Non-criminal custody is explicitly separated. Some offence groups may include immigration offences; the source does not isolate those offences. Offence coverage and recording can change.
These data identify citizenship or nationality. They do not separately identify foreign-born people or naturalized citizens. Counts are not population rates, and changes can reflect reporting, enforcement or justice-system practices.
| Period | Foreign nationals · people | Source notes |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 · prison snapshot | 181 | — |
| 30 June 2025 · prison snapshot | 241 | — |
| 30 June 2024 · prison snapshot | 136 | — |
| 30 June 2023 · prison snapshot | 263 | — |
| 30 June 2022 · prison snapshot | 217 | — |
| 30 June 2021 · prison snapshot | 257 | — |
| 30 June 2020 · prison snapshot | 234 | — |
| 30 June 2019 · prison snapshot | 213 | — |
| 30 June 2018 · prison snapshot | 243 | — |
| 30 June 2017 · prison snapshot | 306 | — |
| 30 June 2016 · prison snapshot | 336 | — |
| 30 June 2015 · prison snapshot | 383 | — |
Foreign-born and naturalized-citizen series are not separately reported in these datasets. Naturalized citizens are included in citizen counts and are not added to this graph. Data coverage →