Prisons in England and Wales

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Statista dossier about prisons in England and Wales

This dossier presents statistics about prisons in England and Wales. This includes demographic information, and also data on violence within prisons, as well as the key numbers and rates (including historical data for trend analysis).

Table of contents

  • 1. Overview

    • Prison population in England and Wales 1978-2019

    • Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2019

    • Largest prisons by population in England and Wales in 2018

    • Assaults among prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Prison assaults on staff in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Rate of deaths per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2000-2018

    • Expenditure on prisons in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018

    • Natural deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2000-2018

  • 2. Demographics

    • United Kingdom (UK): prison population 2011-2019, by gender

    • Leading religions of prisoners in England and Wales in 2018

    • Leading nationalities of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2018

    • Prison population of England and Wales in 2018, by age group

  • 3. Assault

    • Prison assaults: prisons with the most incidents in England and Wales in 2017

    • Prison assaults: prisons with the most assaults on staff England and Wales 2017

    • Male prisons assault rate in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Rate of female prisons assaults per 1,000 prisoners in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Prison assault assailants in England and Wales 2017, by ethnicity

    • Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2017, by ethnicity

    • Assailants among prisoners in England and Wales 2017, by time in current prison

    • Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2017, by time in current prison

    • Fighters among prisoners in England and Wales 2017, by time in current prison

    • Sexual assaults in prison in England and Wales 2017, by assailant/victim type

    • Prison assaults on staff in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Weapon assaults in prison in England and Wales 2017, by weapon type

    • Weapon assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Knife assaults in prison in England and Wales 2005-2017

    • Prison assaults: serious injuries sustained in England and Wales in 2017

  • 4. Self-harm

    • Individuals self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2004-2018

    • Rate of males self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2004-2018

    • Rate of females self-harming in prison in England and Wales 2004-2018

    • Prison self-harming related hospitalizations in England and Wales 2004-2018

    • Male prisoners self harming in England and Wales 2017, by age

    • Female prisoners self harming in England and Wales 2017, by age

  • 5. Suicide

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by time in prison

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by time in custody

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by type of custody

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by nationality

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by sentence

    • Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2018, by method

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