Prisoner population of prisons in England and Wales 2025

Published by D. Clark, Mar 31, 2025

In 2025, HMP Oakwood, located in the West Midlands, had the highest prisoner population of all prisons in England and Wales with around 2,121 prisoners located there. The recently opened HMP Berwyn in Wales had the second-highest number of prisoners at 1,932.

Prisoner population of prisons in England and Wales in 2025

CharacteristicNumber of prisoners
Oakwood 2,121
Berwyn 1,932
Parc 1,798
Fosse Way 1,703
Five Wells 1,698
Forest Bank 1,470
Wandsworth 1,469
Highpoint (North and South) 1,298
Stocken 1,272
Peterborough (Male & Female) 1,260
Littlehey 1,231
Wormwood Scrubs 1,229
Thameside 1,227
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March 2025

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

February 2025

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This statistic uses original data from the Ministry of Justice and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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