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

86,834

26 Oct 2026 · useable operational capacity 88,947

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:28 UTC

Prison population and capacity each week, England and Wales

Population
Useable operational capacity

Source: Ministry of Justice. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

95 periods, newest first

Period	Population	Useable operational capacity
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

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Ministry of Justice

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Raw files fetched

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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a4b8609045e1108aaa5ebb3/PSWEBREPORT_6_July_2026.odsSHA-256 933cbeb41b7e5179e37fab9bb052feeb6d7e3c8dca9778efb3af6a3c5a737d15 · 10,025 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a54b7879e9c95844ae64d73/prison-pop-13-july-2026.odsSHA-256 f9260ae5cfe5b7512e85f646b3306dbed71d23fb64313380a99c8342dc23432d · 10,006 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5de5727eb057103bd946d7/prison-pop-20-july-2026.odsSHA-256 5c215f62f01226404f24ce2f3c3279e29eb198aad2c8404db1ebb900fefaa76c · 9,983 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a67396bf02dfa8e780938fa/prison-pop-27-july-2026.odsSHA-256 f0cdd0f70ce845debb458a2ce8c350ccfb885b78522c38f7d12616dbb419a7d7 · 10,016 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a708129895ee729c0e5b42d/PSWEBREPORT_3_August.odsSHA-256 1b5827a6efdc18c0c6d60c4b0cf50101753072d84e17c1ef8c0e1d366af971e7 · 10,008 bytes
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
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a8c3338a8f84a582b84282f/PSWEBREPORT.odsSHA-256 ffc1ec1855e4316c75c6cc00f6c1a2e6f2606dcac52e9fad772ab3412df09cbe · 10,209 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e95b85a0c25165ae469c2/prison-pop-7-sept-2026.odsSHA-256 71162ffccd2d8642b5f28bbfa1733d9e30f5ff6357681ca4c59f08602c5e152c · 10,187 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aa7c5d26d3764db1690457e/prison-pop-14-sept-2026.odsSHA-256 676e5553ae04c182db3505f85d428d76356358ecba6f74edd3e8c4421a640ac4 · 10,270 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab1027544ec1aa417346d22/prison-pop-21-sept-2026.odsSHA-256 75eca45263f07e29d2cb1fc9d28497a189beccde3e30667200011a6aba88b530 · 10,278 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aba2acafceb6fb3a6501267/PSWEBREPORT_28_9_26.odsSHA-256 afd3d64aa7ba40ddba3ca12225a29207b37ef11d8d33af1b2c0da2abab150e76 · 10,289 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ac381ea11ed58342ad8e476/prison-pop-5-oct-2026.odsSHA-256 ccd2333b07cf21ba8916be27fb19911a5753cf0520cfc80b3b5da7f138bf44ac · 10,279 bytes
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6accaf1eb016250bca013bbd/PSWEBREPORT_12_October.odsSHA-256 ee6351dd0869a2fdb161e7eabb6000a37fa020bcc5d03d477678c6a124a4779d · 10,305 bytes
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

Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:28 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:28 UTC; 190 of 190 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Ministry of Justice; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:18:46Z; 89 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	89 of 89 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	190 of 190 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	190 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	190 of 190 figures match exactly after downloading 89 source file(s) again (89 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	GOV.UK table is current	latest period 2026-10-26 ended 6 days before retrieval (limit 21), from Population bulletin: weekly 26 October 2026
Pass	Each file's last week agrees	172 of 172 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	78 of 78 figures match the '12 Months Ago' block of the file a year later, including 2 bank-holiday weeks it marks not available
Pass	Monthly bulletins agree	42 of 42 figures match the Total row of 21 monthly bulletins (2025-01 to 2026-09), each against the last Monday of its month
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.