Population in custody July 2010
Source: data.gov.uk (2018-05-25)

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Population in custody 
monthly tables 
July 2010 
England and Wales 
 
Ministry of Justice 
Statistics bulletin  
 
 
 
Published 27 August 2010 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
Population in custody July 2010 - Key points  
Resumption of publication and use of new data source 
Publication of the monthly population in custody bulletin was suspended from August 2009 
to March 2010 due to technical problems relating to the supply of data for statistical 
purposes. Publication of the bulletin resumed in April 2010 as announced on the MoJ 
website www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm   
As a result of these technical problems, detailed figures for July 2009 to February 2010 are 
not available, so in this and subsequent bulletins which include these months it is not 
possible to make comparisons to a year ago other than for headline totals.  
Since resuming publication, figures in this bulletin are based on a new data source, 
consistent with the published weekly prison figures.  
Population in custody (prisons, secure training centres and secure children’s homes) 
 The population in custody on 31 July 2010 was 85,200, a rise of 1 per cent from a year 
earlier. The population in prisons was 84,800 (a rise of 790 from a year earlier), in 
Secure Training Centres (STCs) it was 280 and in Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs) it 
was 180. 
Population in prison 
 The male prison population increased by 1 per cent (up 920) to 80,500 and the female 
prison population fell by 3 per cent (down 130) to 4,200 in July 2010 compared to July 
2009.  
 
 The adult population in prison was 73,100 at 31 July 2010, an increase of 1 per cent (up 
820) from a year earlier. Over the same time period the number of 15 to 17 year olds fell 
22 per cent (down 460) to 1,620 and the young adult prison population (see definitions) 
increased 4 per cent (up 430) to 10,100 at 31 July 2010.  
 The remand population in prison fell 5 per cent from 13,300 in July 2009 to 12,600 in 
July 2010 (down 680). Within this total, the untried population fell 6 per cent (down 570) 
to 8,300 and the convicted unsentenced population fell 2 per cent (down 110), to 4,300.  
 
 There were 71,200 sentenced(1) prisoners at 31 July 2010, an increase of 3 per cent 
from a year earlier (up 2,100). There are now 7,700 prisoners serving sentences of less 
than 12 months, 44,700 prisoners serving sentences of 12 months or more (excluding 
indeterminates) and  13,200 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences (Life sentences 
and indeterminate sentences for public protection - IPPs).   
  
 There were 5,500 recall prisoners at 31 July 2010. 
 
 
(1) Includes recalls and fine defaulters (see Table 1) 
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Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
 Amongst both the remand and sentenced populations by far the largest offence group in 
July 2010 was violence against the person representing 25 per cent and 28 per cent of 
the totals (of 13,300 and 71,200) respectively. 
 
 The prison population was 109 per cent of the ‘In Use CNA’ (77,700) at 31 July 2010. 
 
 
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Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
Figure A:  
Remand population by offence group July 2010 
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Violence
against the
person
Sexual
offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and
Handling
Fraud and
Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring
offences
Other
offences
Offence not
recorded
 
 
 
Figure B: 
Immediate custodial sentenced population by offence group July 2010 
0
4,000
8,000
12,000
16,000
20,000
24,000
Violence
against the
person
Sexual
offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and
Handling
Fraud and
Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring
offences
Other
offences
Offence not
recorded
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Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
 
NOTES  
Data sources and quality 
The data presented in this brief are drawn from the prison administrative IT systems.  
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the data collected is 
subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.  While the figures 
shown have been checked as far as practicable, they should be regarded as approximate 
and not necessarily accurate to the last whole number shown in the tables.  They are fit to 
be used for purposes of looking at trends and for comparing the relative magnitude of 
components. 
  
The prison population information is now drawn from a single prison source.  Although 
different from the source used up to July 2009, it  contains the same details for individual 
inmates such as date of birth, sex, religion, ethnic origin, custody type, offence, reception 
and discharge dates, and for sentenced prisoners, sentence length. The overall reliability of 
the sentence length data has increased, but in a small number of cases, sentence length 
data is missing and has been imputed. Sentence lengths have been imputed for around 
1,500 cases in the July 2010 dataset. 
 
There have been two changes to the presentation of the data since the resumption of this 
publication in April 2010: 
 The numbers in each sentence length band now exclude recalls which are shown as 
a separate subgroup within the total sentenced population (previously recalls were 
included in the relevant sentence length bands).  
 The sentenced population groups “less than or equal to 6 months” and “greater than 
6 months to less than 12 months” have been slightly revised to “less than 6 months” 
and “6 months to less than 12 months” respectively as a result of using the new data 
source. 
Unless otherwise stated, numbers in the text have been rounded for ease of reading using 
the following rules: 
  
Numbers of 100,000 and over are rounded to the nearest 1,000 
Numbers from 1,000 – 99,999 are rounded to the nearest 100 
Numbers from 10 – 999 are rounded to the nearest 10 
Numbers under 10 are unrounded. 
  
Information on the population in STCs and SCHs has been supplied by the Youth Justice 
Board. 
  
All figures are provisional pending publication of the 2010 Offender Management Caseload 
Statistics. 
 
 

Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
Definitions 
 
Population in custody - Includes those held in prison establishments, police cells under 
Operation Safeguard, secure training centres (STCs) and secure children’s homes (SCHs). 
All coverage is for England and Wales. 
 
Population in prison – Includes those held in prisons in England and Wales, including the 
three removal centres (where people are held under immigration powers prior to removal 
from the UK) of Dover, Haslar and Lindholme. 
 
Sentenced population – Includes those sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence and 
fine defaulters. 
 
Immediate custodial sentence – this does not include fine defaulters but does include 
recalls. 
 
Adult prisoners – Prisoners aged 21 years and over. 
 
Young adults – Prisoners aged 18 to 20, but including 21 year old prisoners who were aged 
20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult population 
 
Indeterminate sentences – These cover life sentences and indeterminate sentences for 
public protection (IPP).  
 
Recalls – Prisoners who are returned to custody having breached the terms of their licence. 
 
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Population in custody monthly tables, July 2010, England and Wales 
 
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Table 1: Population in custody: by type of custody, sex and age group (1)
Jul-09
Jul-10
Percentage change 2009 to 
2010
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males Females
Total
All population in custody
Prisons
Police cells
SCHs
STCs
79,954
79,630
0
144
180
4,447
4,332
0
35
80
84,401
83,962
0
179
260
80,923
80,549
0
155
219
4,278
4,201
0
21
56
85,201
84,750
0
176
275
1
1
*
8
22
-4
-3
*
*
-30
1
1
*
-2
6
All population in prison
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
79,630
12,449
8,325
4,124
4,332
842
578
264
83,962
13,291
8,903
4,388
80,549
11,843
7,812
4,031
4,201
768
517
251
84,750
12,611
8,329
4,282
1
-5
-6
-2
-3
-9
-11
-5
1
-5
-6
-2
Sentenced
65,703
3,420
69,123
67,788
3,409
71,197
3
0
3
Fine defaulter
Less than 6 months
6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
Recalls
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
104
4,172
2,874
19,646
22,886
12,812
5,294
13
434
252
1,176
982
379
173
117
4,606
3,126
20,822
23,868
13,191
5,467
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Non-criminal prisoners
1,478
70
1,548
918
24
942
-38
*
-39
All adult population in prison
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Less than 6 months
6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
Recalls
Non-criminal prisoners
68,362
9,964
6,700
3,264
57,031
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1,367
3,881
729
491
238
3,085
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
67
72,243
10,693
7,191
3,502
60,116
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1,434
69,321
9,578
6,331
3,247
58,884
100
3,394
2,142
15,616
20,801
12,104
4727
859
3,738
671
450
221
3,044
13
377
220
1,020
912
356
146
23
73,059
10,249
6,781
3,468
61,928
113
3,771
2,362
16,636
21,713
12,460
4,873
882
1
-4
-6
-1
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
-37
-4
-8
-8
-7
-1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
*
1
-4
-6
-1
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
-38
All 15 -17 year olds in prison
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
2,028
497
355
142
55
15
14
1
2,083
512
369
143
1,595
427
346
81
29
10
8
2
1,624
437
354
83
-21
-14
-3
-43
*
*
*
*
-22
-15
-4
-42
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Less than 6 months
6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
Recalls
Non-criminal prisoners
1,531
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
0
40
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
0
1,571
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
0
1,168
0
141
272
537
136
46
36
0
19
0
3
5
7
1
2
1
0
1,187
0
144
277
544
137
48
37
0
-24
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
*
*
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
*
-24
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
*
All young adults in prison
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Less than 6 months
6 months to less than 12 months
12 months to less than 4 years
4 years or more (excluding Indeterminate sentences)
Indeterminate sentences
Recalls
9,240
1,988
1,270
718
7,141
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
396
98
73
25
295
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9,636
2,086
1,343
743
7,436
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9,633
1,838
1,135
703
7,736
4
637
460
3,493
1,949
662
531
434
87
59
28
346
0
54
27
149
69
21
26
10,067
1,925
1,194
731
8,082
4
691
487
3,642
2,018
683
557
4
-8
-11
-2
8
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
10
-11
-19
*
17
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
-8
-11
-2
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Non-criminal prisoners
111
3
114
59
1
60
-47
*
-47
Young adults are those aged 18 - 20 and those 21 year olds who were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult population
* indicates that one or both of the comparative numbers are less than 50 which could give rise to misleading percentage changes
.. Indicates data not available
(1) Due to technical data problems only headline totals are available for July 2009
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence, sex and age group - 
                remand and immediate custodial sentence (1)
Jul-10
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence 
Remand (includes recalls)
All prisoners
12,611
71,080
Violence against the person
3,178
20,198
Sexual offences
1,207
9,352
Robbery
1,443
8,914
Burglary
1,332
6,859
Theft and Handling
939
3,862
Fraud and Forgery
346
1,557
Drug offences
1,766
11,017
Motoring offences
58
903
Other offences
1,984
7,603
Offence not recorded
358
815
All male prisoners
11,843
67,684
Violence against the person
2,998
19,291
Sexual offences
1,175
9,273
Robbery
1,390
8,640
Burglary
1,289
6,700
Theft and Handling
848
3,456
Fraud and Forgery
298
1,356
Drug offences
1,642
10,209
Motoring offences
58
889
Other offences
1,821
7,124
Offence not recorded
324
746
All female prisoners
768
3,396
Violence against the person
180
907
Sexual offences
32
79
Robbery
53
274
Burglary
43
159
Theft and Handling
91
406
Fraud and Forgery
48
201
Drug offences
124
808
Motoring offences
0
14
Other offences
163
479
Offence not recorded
34
69
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence, sex and age group - 
                remand and immediate custodial sentence (1)
Jul-10
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence 
Remand (includes recalls)
All adult prisoners
10,249
61,815
Violence against the person
2,552
17,484
Sexual offences
1,064
8,768
Robbery
914
6,812
Burglary
1,006
5,692
Theft and Handling
797
3,415
Fraud and Forgery
335
1,523
Drug offences
1,554
10,187
Motoring offences
48
810
Other offences
1,684
6,446
Offence not recorded
295
678
All adult male prisoners
9,578
58,784
Violence against the person
2,404
16,726
Sexual offences
1,033
8,696
Robbery
873
6,594
Burglary
967
5,543
Theft and handling
712
3,033
Fraud and Forgery
289
1,325
Drug offences
1,444
9,428
Motoring offences
48
799
Other offences
1,540
6,021
Offence not recorded
268
619
All adult female prisoners
671
3,031
Violence against the person
148
758
Sexual offences
31
72
Robbery
41
218
Burglary
39
149
Theft and handling
85
382
Fraud and Forgery
46
198
Drug offences
110
759
Motoring offences
0
11
Other offences
144
425
Offence not recorded
27
59
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Table 2: Population in prison by offence, sex and age group - 
                remand and immediate custodial sentence (1)
Jul-10
Remand
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence 
(includes recalls)
All aged 15-17
Violence against the person
Sexual offences
Robbery
Burglary
Theft and Handling
Fraud and Forgery
Drug offences
Motoring offences
Other offences
Offence not recorded
437
136
22
106
50
19
0
35
1
52
16
1,187
300
57
275
196
96
1
61
7
184
10
All males aged 15-17
427
1,168
Violence against the person
132
289
Sexual offences
22
57
Robbery
105
272
Burglary
50
196
Theft and handling
19
95
Fraud and Forgery
0
1
Drug offences
34
60
Motoring offences
1
7
Other offences
50
181
Offence not recorded
14
10
All females aged 15-17
10
19
Violence against the person
4
11
Sexual offences
0
0
Robbery
1
3
Burglary
0
0
Theft and handling
0
1
Fraud and Forgery
0
0
Drug offences
1
1
Motoring offences
0
0
Other offences
2
3
Offence not recorded
2
0
10
10

Table 2: Population in prison by offence, sex and age group - 
                remand and immediate custodial sentence (1)
Jul-10
Immediate 
custodial 
sentence 
Remand (includes recalls)
All young adults
1,925
8,078
Violence against the person
490
2,414
Sexual offences
121
527
Robbery
423
1,827
Burglary
276
971
Theft and Handling
123
351
Fraud and Forgery
11
33
Drug offences
177
769
Motoring offences
9
86
Other offences
248
973
Offence not recorded
47
127
All male young adults
1,838
7,732
Violence against the person
462
2,276
Sexual offences
120
520
Robbery
412
1,774
Burglary
272
961
Theft and handling
117
328
Fraud and Forgery
9
30
Drug offences
164
721
Motoring offences
9
83
Other offences
231
922
Offence not recorded
42
117
All female young adults
87
346
Violence against the person
28
138
Sexual offences
1
7
Robbery
11
53
Burglary
4
10
Theft and handling
6
23
Fraud and Forgery
2
3
Drug offences
13
48
Motoring offences
0
3
Other offences
17
51
Offence not recorded
5
10
 Figures for immediate custodial population includes recallees, but excludes fine defaulters
(1) Due to technical data problems no offence breakdown data are available for July 2009
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Table 3: Young population in prison: by type of custody and sex
31 July 2010
15
16
17
Total - under 
18
18
19
20
21
Total Young 
Adults
All young population in prisons
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Immediate custodial sentence (includes recalls)
Non-criminal prisoners
41
34
7
97
0
97
0
135
104
31
328
0
328
0
261
216
45
762
0
762
0
437
354
83
1,187
0
1,187
0
579
377
202
1,375
3
1,372
4
637
385
252
2,417
1
2,416
15
553
333
220
2,727
0
2,727
24
156
99
57
1,563
0
1,563
17
1,925
1,194
731
8,082
4
8,078
60
All young male population in prisons
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Immediate custodial sentence (includes recalls)
Non-criminal prisoners
41
34
7
97
0
97
0
135
104
31
328
0
328
0
251
208
43
743
0
743
0
427
346
81
1,168
0
1,168
0
562
366
196
1,309
3
1,306
4
599
360
239
2,309
1
2,308
15
528
314
214
2,617
0
2,617
24
149
95
54
1,501
0
1,501
16
1,838
1,135
703
7,736
4
7,732
59
All young female population in prisons
Remand
Untried
Convicted unsentenced
Sentenced
Fine defaulter
Immediate custodial sentence (includes recalls)
Non-criminal prisoners
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
8
2
19
0
19
0
10
8
2
19
0
19
0
17
11
6
66
0
66
0
38
25
13
108
0
108
0
25
19
6
110
0
110
0
7
4
3
62
0
62
1
87
59
28
346
0
346
1
Young adults are those aged 18 - 20 and those 21 year olds who were aged 20 or under at conviction who have not been reclassified as part of the adult population
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Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31st July 2010
                                      
Establishment                         
      
In use CNA (1)
Total 
Population 
Males                       
Altcourse
Acklington
Ashfield
Ashwell
Aylesbury
Belmarsh
Buckley Hall
Blundeston
Bedford
Blantyre House
Bristol
Birmingham
Bullingdon
Bure
Brinsford
Bullwood Hall
Brixton
Chelmsford
Cardiff
Cookham Wood
Coldingley
Castington
Channings Wood
Canterbury
Dartmoor
Dovegate
Durham
Doncaster
Dorchester
Deerbolt
Dover
Erlestoke
Sheppey Cluster (Standford Hill)
Everthorpe
Exeter
Sheppey Cluster (Elmley)
Forest Bank
Ford
Frankland
Feltham
Full Sutton
Featherstone
Garth
Gloucester
Guys Marsh
Grendon/ Spring Hill
Glen Parva
Gartree
Hollesley Bay
Huntercombe
Hewell (2)
Holme House
Hindley
Hull
High Down
Highpoint
Haslar
Haverigg
Isis (3)
Isle of Wight (4)
Kirkham
Kennet
Kirklevington Grange
Lancaster
Leicester
794
946
407
184
421
800
350
481
321
122
424
1,088
879
503
545
220
606
524
555
143
494
240
698
195
572
1,060
606
713
146
513
316
470
464
603
316
925
1,064
557
859
762
596
642
812
225
452
573
652
677
365
360
1,173
1,033
440
723
999
920
123
622
24
1,564
590
175
283
161
210
1,254
924
315
214
442
853
381
527
468
120
601
1,428
1,061
521
530
220
742
635
805
127
507
203
722
307
574
1,115
913
1,086
212
493
304
449
444
677
516
1,166
1,356
546
805
636
590
648
840
298
490
549
739
665
358
2
1,355
987
326
921
1,077
941
118
627
19
1,671
582
340
276
236
356
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Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31st July 2010
                                      
Establishment                         
      
In use CNA (1)
Total 
Population 
Leeds
829
1,103
Lancaster Farms
480
489
Lowdham Grange
900
908
Lindholme
1,054
1,116
Lincoln
436
589
Long Lartin
622
617
Latchmere House
207
195
Liverpool
1,157
1,259
Littlehey
1,143
1,057
Lewes
495
471
Leyhill
532
522
Moorland/Moorland Open (5)
987
1,004
Manchester
949
1,198
Maidstone
565
599
Mount 
747
765
Edmunds Hill
379
362
Nottingham
723
1,011
Northallerton
137
212
North Sea Camp
318
309
Norwich
625
745
Onley
710
704
Peterborough (6)
480
582
Portland
463
464
Preston
453
745
Parc
838
1,114
Kingston (Portsmouth)
199
197
Pentonville
909
1,187
Rochester
724
712
Reading
190
232
Rye Hill
600
594
Ranby
969
1,067
Risley
1,050
1,077
Stafford
741
723
Stoke Heath
576
576
Stocken
779
835
Sheppey Cluster (Swaleside)
1,112
1,099
Shepton Mallet
165
189
Swinfen Hall
604
600
Sudbury
581
574
Swansea
240
419
Shrewsbury
184
301
Thorn Cross
322
277
Usk/ Prescoed
320
423
Verne
571
590
Wellingborough
548
475
Winchester
499
666
Wakefield
748
733
Wealstun
704
650
Woodhill
656
770
Warren Hill
222
161
Wayland
957
1,005
Wymott
1,113
1,165
Werrington
160
113
Wolds
320
388
Whitemoor
452
450
Wormwood Scrubs
1,176
1,269
Whatton
709
788
Wandsworth
1,107
1,575
Wetherby
352
319
TOTAL
73,068
80,549
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Table 4: CNA and population by sex and establishment
 31st July 2010
                                      
Establishment                         
 
   
      
In use CNA (1)
Total 
Population 
Females                       
Askham Grange
126
122
Bronzefield
527
501
Drake Hall
315
296
Downview
358
317
East Sutton Park
98
87
Eastwood Park
326
292
Foston Hall
283
233
Holloway
496
432
Low Newton
282
214
Morton Hall
391
280
New Hall
386
359
Peterborough (6)
360
347
Send
282
277
Styal
451
444
TOTAL
4,681
4,201
Male and female establishment  TOTAL                 
77,749
84,750
Police cells
***
0
Establishment and Police cell  
TOTAL                 
77,749
84,750
(1)   In Use CNA - Certified Normal Accommodation that is available for immediate use, excludes damaged 
cells, cells affected by building works and cells taken out of use due to staff shortages
(2)   HMP Hewell was created by an amalgamation of the three former prisons, Blakenhurst, Brockhill 
and Hewell Grange on 25 June 2008
(3)   HMP & YOI Isis, which opened on 28 July 2010, is sited within the perimeter wall of HMP Belmarsh
(4)  HMP Isle of Wight was created by an amalgamation of the three former prisons, Albany, Camp Hill 
    and Parkhurst on 1st April 2009
(5)   Data for Moorland/Moorland Open have been combined
(6)   Peterborough is a dual purpose prison for men and women
***  On 31 July 2010 up to 400 police cells were available under operation safeguard which are not 
     included in the CNA figure
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