Number of assaults at prisons in England and Wales 2003-2024

Published by D. Clark, Feb 14, 2025

In the third quarter of 2024, there were 5,268 prisoner-on-prisoner assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales, the highest number in a quarter since the third quarter of 2019 when there were 5,521 of these kind of assaults. In addition to prisoner-on-prisoner violence, there were also 2,722 assaults on prison staff in this quarter, the highest in this provided time period.

Number of assault incidents at prisons in England and Wales from 1st quarter 2003 to 3rd quarter 2024, by type

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January 2025

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

Q1 2003 to Q3 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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