Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were heard at (a) Wolverhampton Crown Court and (b) Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court in each of the last six years; and of those cases how many related to (i) murder, (ii) rape, (iii) assault by penetration, (iv) sexual assault, (v) sexual offences against children, (vi) child rape, (vii) grievous bodily harm with intent, (viii) grievous bodily harm, (ix) assault and battery, (x) assault occasioning actual bodily harm, (xi) female genital mutilation, (xii) child abduction, (xiii) robbery, (xiv) theft, (xv) offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1991, (xvi) offences relating to the possession of a gun or knife, (xvii) terrorism, (xviii) fraud, (xix) illegal entry and deception and other immigration offences, (xx) offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and (xxi) burglary; and of those cases in each of those categories how many resulted in (A) a conviction, (B) an acquittal, (C) a caution and (D) a mistrial.

The information available centrally is in the attached table. Information about receipts by offence at magistrates’ courts could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It is not possible to show from centrally held information how many of these Crown Court cases resulted in conviction, acquittal, or mistrial and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. A caution is an out of court disposal.