Prison population and capacity each week, England and Wales
People held in prison in England and Wales each Monday, against the useable operational capacity of the prison estate, since January 2025.
Prison population
86,883
2 Nov 2026 · useable operational capacity 88,901
Latest check failed – showing figures verified against source 8 November 2026, 13:37 UTC- Population
- Useable operational capacity
Source: Ministry of Justice. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
96 periods, newest first
| Period | Population | Useable operational capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | 86,883 | 88,901 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 86,834 | 88,947 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 86,557 | 88,972 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 87,033 | 88,984 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 86,779 | 89,012 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 87,499 | 89,055 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 87,245 | 89,020 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 87,111 | 88,986 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 86,868 | 88,943 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | – | – |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 86,843 | 88,937 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 86,722 | 88,921 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 86,536 | 88,862 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 86,495 | 88,890 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 86,267 | 88,895 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 86,098 | 89,036 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 86,037 | 89,074 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 85,840 | 89,090 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 85,761 | 89,120 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 85,808 | 89,230 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 85,848 | 89,340 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 85,936 | 89,369 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 85,920 | 89,460 |
| 25 May 2026 | – | – |
| 18 May 2026 | 85,992 | 89,662 |
| 11 May 2026 | 85,911 | 89,654 |
| 4 May 2026 | – | – |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 85,704 | 89,765 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 86,073 | 89,794 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 86,191 | 89,763 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | – | – |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 87,292 | 89,795 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 87,710 | 89,825 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 87,751 | 89,922 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 87,616 | 89,884 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 87,352 | 89,809 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 87,367 | 89,792 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 87,433 | 89,781 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 87,312 | 89,762 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 87,249 | 89,703 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 87,212 | 89,671 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 86,936 | 89,617 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 86,692 | 89,562 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 86,568 | 89,464 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 86,596 | 89,464 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 86,838 | 89,464 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 86,962 | 89,454 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 87,056 | 89,388 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 87,063 | 89,350 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 87,332 | 89,334 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 87,179 | 89,309 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 86,958 | 89,288 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 86,888 | 89,291 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 87,413 | 89,311 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 87,427 | 89,286 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 87,432 | 89,256 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 87,294 | 89,380 |
| 29 Sep 2025 | 87,336 | 89,437 |
| 22 Sep 2025 | 87,459 | 89,688 |
| 15 Sep 2025 | 87,578 | 89,664 |
| 8 Sep 2025 | 88,045 | 89,720 |
| 1 Sep 2025 | 88,424 | 89,747 |
| 25 Aug 2025 | – | – |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 88,273 | 89,627 |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 88,238 | 89,529 |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 88,007 | 89,452 |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 87,966 | 89,373 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 87,835 | 89,582 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 87,618 | 89,563 |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 87,488 | 89,576 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 87,334 | 89,573 |
| 23 Jun 2025 | 87,041 | 89,608 |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 87,032 | 89,688 |
| 9 Jun 2025 | 87,441 | 89,694 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 87,864 | 89,599 |
| 26 May 2025 | – | – |
| 19 May 2025 | 88,103 | 89,551 |
| 12 May 2025 | 88,087 | 89,442 |
| 5 May 2025 | – | – |
| 28 Apr 2025 | 88,084 | 89,228 |
| 21 Apr 2025 | – | – |
| 14 Apr 2025 | 88,081 | 89,042 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | 87,938 | 88,994 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 87,919 | 88,925 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | 87,684 | 88,861 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | 87,556 | 88,771 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 87,416 | 88,700 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | 87,316 | 88,610 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | 87,199 | 88,635 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | 87,094 | 88,618 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 86,941 | 88,662 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | 86,802 | 88,687 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | 86,463 | 88,662 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 86,068 | 88,651 |
| 13 Jan 2025 | 85,853 | 88,630 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | 85,689 | 88,677 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Ministry of Justice
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 8 November 2026, 13:16 UTC
- Raw files fetched
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- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a2fcdb1a3674dfd3eb50896/PSWEBREPORT_15_June_26.odsSHA-256 c3fa242e2c3a331e523efbfb7cdcd4c7ea1d390967b70c22b0a5fd065889a4d3 · 10,002 bytes
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- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a54b7879e9c95844ae64d73/prison-pop-13-july-2026.odsSHA-256 f9260ae5cfe5b7512e85f646b3306dbed71d23fb64313380a99c8342dc23432d · 10,006 bytes
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- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a79a4809fad0e27bebabe5a/prison-pop-10-august-2026.odsSHA-256 3670f32db93b96817cb5f5e106b7eca032e1ed1930d98561e3e1c6eba5471489 · 10,043 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a82bfaf03b4fe14b1e7ded5/prison-pop-17-aug-2026.odsSHA-256 00f9618a9c1898518dfc7278a05771c640c5754c3cb2e396b26e6231e5e0dc5d · 10,032 bytes
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- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad5f05d67af5c09d04797ac/prison-pop-19-oct-2026.odsSHA-256 ceadfe64de7393314e430c0859940e70459ebbf5964dab45ccf691b26aa01d4a · 10,254 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6adf1db1d798ae11e9bc5cb8/PSWEBREPORT_26_Oct.odsSHA-256 af6945b0f9e94db34605c87ac61d4669821632c1c84f45d2161097e8de70d6d1 · 10,742 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ae8806f6861d7adfda2721c/prison-pop-2-nov-2026.odsSHA-256 f324d8ebcd41ab9ff7c96461ba23fd99831304c1469a5c6e60099a12aae6820b · 10,725 bytes
Verification
Latest check failed – showing figures verified against source 8 November 2026, 13:37 UTC Run at 10 November 2026, 11:51 UTC; the latest check failed, so these are the figures that matched the source in full at 8 November 2026, 13:37 UTC; they stand for up to 14 days while the failure is put right.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Ministry of Justice; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-10T11:38:38Z; 91 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 91 of 91 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 194 of 194 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 194 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 194 of 194 figures match exactly after downloading 91 source file(s) again (91 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026-11-09 ended 1 days before retrieval (limit 21), from Population bulletin: weekly 9 November 2026 |
| Pass | Each file's last week agrees | 176 of 176 figures match the 'Last Week' block of the following week's file, including 8 bank-holiday weeks it marks not available |
| Pass | Each file's 12 months ago agrees | 82 of 82 figures match the '12 Months Ago' block of the file a year later, including 2 bank-holiday weeks it marks not available |
| Fail | Monthly bulletins agree | could not read the second route: no row labelled 'Total' in column 1 |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- From the Monday population and capacity briefing, one file a week, which the MoJ publishes as transparency data. The population covers the adult male, female and youth custody estates. There is no briefing on a bank holiday Monday, so those weeks are gaps.
- Useable operational capacity is the sum of every prison's operational capacity less an operating margin for places that cannot be used on a given day, because prisoners must be held by sex, age, security category and other needs. The MoJ reviews the margin regularly.