Contents
Table 1: Deaths in prison custody and rates by apparent cause by calendar year since 1978,
England and Wales
Table 1
Table 2: Deaths in prison custody by apparent cause and gender, England and Wales
Table 2
Table 3: Deaths in prison custody by apparent cause and age band, England and Wales
Table 3
Table 4: Deaths arising from incidents in prison custody but occurring elsewhere by apparent
cause, England and Wales
Table 4
Table 5: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by gender, England and Wales
Table 5
Table 6: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by age, England and Wales
Table 6
Table 7: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by time in custody and current prison, England
and Wales
Table 7
Table 8: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by type of custody, England and Wales
Table 8
Table 9: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by ethnicity, England and Wales
Table 9
Table 10: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by nationality type, England and Wales
Table 10
Table 11: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by sentence type, England and Wales
Table 11
Table 12: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody by method, England and Wales
Table 12
Table 13: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody: Ligatures used in hanging/self-strangulation,
England and Wales
Table 13
Table 14: Self-Inflicted deaths in prison custody: Ligature points used in fatal hangings, England
and Wales
Table 14
Table 15: Natural cause deaths in prison custody by age group, England and Wales
Table 15
Table 16: Self-inflicted deaths by establishment, England and Wales
Table 16
Table 17: Natural cause deaths by establishment, England and Wales
Table 17
Table 18
Table 18: Dates of opening/closing and major re-roles of prisons from 2001, England and Wales
Table 19: Notes on Data and Methodology
Table 19
(1),(2)
Table 1: Deaths in prison custody
Wales
Year
Homicides
Natural
causes
MALES AND FEMALES
1978
5
34
1979
1
43
1980
2
35
1981
1
36
1982
0
32
1983
0
37
1984
1
35
1985
0
27
1986
2
29
1987
0
35
1988
0
44
1989
0
31
1990
4
39
1991
3
21
1992
3
34
1993
2
39
1994
3
38
1995
3
52
1996
2
53
1997
2
47
1998
4
46
1999
0
58
2000
3
61
2001
0
68
2002
0
66
2003
1
86
2004
2
101
2005
3
88
2006
0
83
2007
2
90
2008
3
98
2009
0
105
2010(5)
1 (p)
(r)
(r)
(r)
(r)
124 (p)
(3)
and rates by apparent cause
Other
nonnatural
Selfinflicted
4
1
0
0
2
0
2
3
5
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
9
5
3
1
3
3
16
27
27
21
27
27
27
29
21
46
37
49
51
43
41
48
62
59
65
68
83
91
81
73
95
95
96
78
67
92
61
61
(r)
5 (p)
AVERAGE DEATHS PER 1,000 PRISONERS
PRISON
Natural
SelfAll deaths
POPUcauses
inflicted
(4)
Annual
Annual
Annual
LATION
Unclass- TOTAL
ified DEATHS
(r)
(r)
(r)
58 (p)
-
59
72
64
58
61
64
65
59
57
81
82
82
97
71
81
91
108
117
122
118
134
149
146
142
164
183
208
174
153
185
165
169
8
196
by calendar year since 1978, England and
(r)
(r)
41,796
42,220
42,264
43,311
43,707
43,462
43,295
46,233
46,770
48,426
48,872
48,500
44,975
44,809
44,719
44,552
48,621
50,962
55,281
61,114
65,299
64,770
64,602
66,301
70,778
73,038
74,657
75,979
78,127
80,216
82,572
83,559
0.81
1.02
0.83
0.83
0.73
0.85
0.81
0.58
0.62
0.72
0.90
0.64
0.87
0.47
0.76
0.88
0.78
1.02
0.96
0.77
0.70
0.90
0.94
1.03
0.93
1.18
1.35
1.16
1.06
1.12
1.19
1.26
0.38
0.64
0.64
0.48
0.62
0.62
0.62
0.63
0.45
0.95
0.76
1.01
1.13
0.96
0.92
1.08
1.28
1.16
1.18
1.11
1.27
1.40
1.25
1.10
1.34
1.30
1.29
1.03
0.86
1.15
0.74
0.73
1.41
1.71
1.51
1.34
1.40
1.47
1.50
1.28
1.22
1.67
1.68
1.69
2.16
1.58
1.81
2.04
2.22
2.30
2.21
1.93
2.05
2.30
2.26
2.14
2.32
2.51
2.79
2.29
1.96
2.31
2.00
2.02
84,725
-
-
2.31
r) = revised from previous publication, p) = provisional
1) Numbers and classification of deaths are reviewed annually to ensure accuracy and consistency over time. As the classification of a
death may change following inquest, historical information is changed to reflect this. Since the previous publication, three deaths have
been re-categorised, in 2004, 2007 and 2008. An additional death appears in 2009 due to late notification, and a duplicate record for
2000 has been removed. These changes also cause changes in subsequent tables. For brevity the (r) has been omitted from these tables.
2) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These include deaths
of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons but exclude other types of ROTL where the state has
less direct responsibility. In recent years, approximately half of the overall deaths in prison custody actually occur in hospitals or hospices (see
Table 4).
3) Apparent cause is based on the NOMS classification of deaths in prison custody. The self-inflicted deaths category includes a
wider range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a wider range of deaths than murder. When comparing
figures with other sources it is important to determine whether the narrower suicide or broader self-inflicted deaths approach is in use.
4) Prison population averaged across 12 months. See MoJ's Offender Management annual statistics 2010 Table A1.2.
5) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' deaths was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are not
comparable with earlier years. For this reason, rates are not shown for categories.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following inquest or as
new information emerges, numbers may change from time to time.
(1)
Table 2: Deaths in prison custody
Wales
(2)
by apparent cause
and gender, England and
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Causes
Homicide
Natural Causes
Other non-natural
Self-inflicted
Unclassified
MALES
All Causes
Homicide
Natural Causes
Other non-natural
Self-inflicted
Unclassified
FEMALES
All Causes
Homicide
Natural Causes
Other non-natural
Self-inflicted
Unclassified
(3)
142
0
68
1
73
-
164
0
66
3
95
-
183
1
86
1
95
-
208
2
101
9
96
-
174
3
88
5
78
-
153
0
83
3
67
-
185
2
90
1
92
-
165
3
98
3
61
-
169
0
105
3
61
-
196
1
124
5
58
8
134
152
167
3
86
4
74
-
80
3
64
-
177
2
90
1
84
-
160
3
95
2
60
-
162
63
3
86
-
188
2
94
9
83
-
147
66
1
67
-
168
1
85
1
81
-
101
3
58
-
189
1 (p)
121 (p)
5 (p)
57 (p)
5
8
0
2
0
6
-
12
0
3
0
9
-
15
0
1
0
14
-
20
0
7
0
13
-
7
0
2
1
4
-
6
0
3
0
3
-
8
0
0
0
8
-
5
0
3
1
1
-
7
0
4
0
3
-
7
0 (p)
3 (p)
0 (p)
1 (p)
3
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons (see Table
4).
2) Apparent cause is based on the NOMS classification of deaths in prison custody. The self-inflicted
deaths category includes a wider range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a
wider range of deaths than murder. When comparing figures with other sources it is
important to determine whether the narrower suicide or broader self-inflicted deaths approach is in use.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified deaths' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in
each category are not comparable with earlier years.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
(p)
(p)
(p)
Table 3: Deaths in prison custody(1) by apparent cause(2) and age band, England and Wales
2001
2002
MALES AND FEMALES: ALL CAUSES
All Age Bands
142
164
15-17
3
2
18-20
10
13
21-25
14
14
26-29
14
21
30-39
31
36
40-49
25
30
50-59
16
24
29
24
60 and over
Age Unknown
0
0
2003
2004
183
0
12
17
19
44
29
25
37
0
MALES AND FEMALES: APPARENT HOMICIDE
All Age Bands
0
0
1
15-17
0
0
0
18-20
0
0
0
21-24
0
0
0
25-29
0
0
0
30-39
1
0
0
40-49
0
0
0
50-59
0
0
0
60 and over
0
0
0
Age Unknown
0
0
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(3)
208
0
7
14
22
49
36
34
46
0
174
2
11
12
14
45
31
24
35
0
153
0
2
4
12
43
28
27
37
0
185
1
8
13
20
42
44
21
36
0
165
0
5
9
20
26
33
29
43
0
169
0
5
13
14
22
36
31
48
0
196
0
4
6
10
30
48
39
59
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
(p)
88
0
0
2
1
15
18
20
32
0
83
0
0
0
1
13
15
20
34
0
90
0
2
2
1
14
22
16
33
0
98
0
0
1
2
8
24
22
41
0
105
0
0
3
3
7
23
24
45
0
124
0
0
1
1
11
27
27
57
0
(p)
3
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
(p)
MALES AND FEMALES: APPARENT NATURAL CAUSES
All Age Bands
68
66
86
101
15-17
0
0
0
0
18-20
0
1
0
0
21-24
4
0
3
2
25-29
1
5
2
2
30-39
11
6
13
9
40-49
11
13
12
16
50-59
13
18
20
28
60 and over
28
23
36
44
Age Unknown
0
0
0
0
MALES AND FEMALES: APPARENT OTHER NON-NATURAL
All Age Bands
1
3
1
9
5
15-17
0
0
0
0
0
18-20
0
0
0
1
1
21-24
0
1
0
0
0
25-29
0
0
0
0
1
30-39
1
1
0
5
2
40-49
0
1
1
2
1
50-59
0
0
0
1
0
60 and over
0
0
0
0
0
Age Unknown
0
0
0
0
MALES AND FEMALES: APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED
All Age Bands
73
95
95
96
15-17
3
2
0
0
18-20
10
12
12
6
21-24
10
13
14
12
25-29
13
16
17
20
30-39
19
29
30
34
40-49
14
16
16
18
50-59
3
6
5
5
60 and over
1
1
1
1
Age Unknown
0
0
0
0
MALES AND FEMALES: UNCLASSIFIED
All Age Bands
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age Unknown
-
-
-
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
2
10
10
12
28
10
4
2
0
67
0
2
4
10
28
13
7
3
0
92
1
6
11
18
27
22
4
3
0
61
0
5
7
17
14
9
7
2
0
61
0
5
10
10
14
13
7
2
0
58
0
4
5
9
12
17
9
2
0
-
-
-
-
-
8
0
0
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons (see Table 4).
2) Apparent cause is based on the NOMS classification of deaths in prison custody. The self-inflicted
deaths category includes a wider range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a wider
range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a wider range of deaths than
murder. When comparing figures with other sources it is important to determine whether the narrower suicide or
broader self-inflicted deaths approach is in use.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each
category are not comparable with earlier years.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
Table 4: Deaths arising from incidents in prison custody(1) but occurring elsewhere(2) by apparent cause(3),
England and Wales
Apparent Cause
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
142
0
68
1
73
-
164
0
66
3
95
-
183
1
86
1
95
-
208
2
101
9
96
-
174
3
88
5
78
-
153
0
83
3
67
-
185
2
90
1
92
-
165
3
98
3
61
-
169
0
105
3
61
-
196
1 (p)
124 (p)
5 (p)
58 (p)
8
DEATHS IN HOSPITALS, HOSPICES OR NURSING HOMES
58
77
All Causes
44 (r)
Homicide
0
0
1
Natural Causes
33 (r)
33
54
Other non-natural
0
1
1
Self-inflicted
11
24
21
Unclassified
-
72
1
59
2
10
-
78
2
53
3
20
-
73
0
57
0
16
-
73
2
54
1
16
-
91
1
71
2
17
-
76
0
58
1
17
-
103
1 (p)
78 (p)
4 (p)
19 (p)
1
PERCENTAGE DEATHS IN HOSPITALS, HOSPICES OR NURSING HOMES
All Causes
31%
35%
42%
35%
45%
Natural Causes
49%
50%
63%
58%
60%
Self-inflicted
15%
25%
22%
10%
26%
Unclassified
-
48%
69%
24%
-
39%
60%
17%
-
55%
72%
28%
-
45%
55%
28%
-
DEATHS IN PRISON CUSTODY
All Causes
Homicide
Natural Causes
Other non-natural
Self-inflicted
Unclassified
2010
(4)
2001
53%
63%
33%
13%
p) = provisional, r) = revised from previous publication due to error identified
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These
include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons but exclude other types of ROTL where the
state has less direct responsibility.
2) In addition to the deaths in prison custody which occur in hospitals, hospices or nursing homes a small number occur in an ambulance
or while on escort.
3) Apparent cause is based on the NOMS classification of deaths in prison custody. The self-inflicted deaths category
includes a wider range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a wider range of deaths than murder. When
comparing figures with other sources it is important to determine whether the narrower suicide or broader selfinflicted deaths approach is in use.
4) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are not
comparable with earlier years.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following inquest
or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
(p)
Table 5: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody
(1), (2)
by gender, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
66,301
62,561
3,740
70,778
66,479
4,299
73,038
68,613
4,425
74,657
70,209
4,448
75,979
71,512
4,467
78,127
73,680
4,447
80,216
75,842
4,374
82,572
78,158
4,414
83,559
79,276
4,283
84,725
80,489
4,236
73
67
6
95
86
9
95
81
14
96
83
13
78
74
4
67
64
3
92
84
8
61
60
1
61
58
3
58
57
1
ANNUAL SELF-INFLICTED DEATHS PER 1,000 PRISONERS
Male and Female
1.10
1.34
1.30
1.29
Male
1.07
1.29
1.18
1.18
Female
1.60
2.09
3.16
2.92
1.03
1.03
0.90
0.86
0.87
0.67
1.15
1.11
1.83
0.74
0.77
0.23
0.73
0.73
0.70
-
PRISON POPULATION
Male and Female
Male
Female
SELF-INFLICTED DEATHS
Male and Female
Male
Female
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These include
deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around 30% of self-inflicted deaths in
prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are not comparable
with earlier years. Rates are not shown for 2010 because the number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following inquest or
as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(3)
(p)
(p)
(p)
Table 6: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody(1),(2) by age, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(3)
MALES AND FEMALES
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age unknown
73
3
10
10
13
19
14
3
1
0
95
2
12
13
16
29
16
6
1
0
95
0
12
14
17
30
16
5
1
0
96
0
6
12
20
34
18
5
1
0
78
2
10
10
12
28
10
4
2
0
67
0
2
4
10
28
13
7
3
0
92
1
6
11
18
27
22
4
3
0
61
0
5
7
17
14
9
7
2
0
61
0
5
10
10
14
13
7
2
0
58
0
4
5
9
12
17
9
2
0
(p)
MALES
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age Unknown
67
3
8
8
13
18
13
3
1
0
86
2
11
11
14
27
15
5
1
0
81
0
7
12
14
28
14
5
1
0
83
0
5
9
17
30
16
5
1
0
74
2
9
10
11
26
10
4
2
0
64
0
2
3
9
28
12
7
3
0
84
1
6
10
15
24
21
4
3
0
60
0
5
7
17
13
9
7
2
0
58
0
5
10
10
12
12
7
2
0
57
0
4
5
9
11
17
9
2
0
(p)
FEMALES
15-17
18-20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age Unknown
6
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
14
0
5
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
13
0
1
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
(p)
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison
custody. These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In
recent years, around 30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see
Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each
category are not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 7: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody(1),(2) by time(3) in custody and current prison, England and
Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(4)
73
2
3
4
18
15
8
7
16
95
0
9
14
22
12
10
2
26
95
1
9
10
11
18
12
7
27
96
3
10
10
16
18
6
15
18
78
0
11
2
14
10
14
8
19
67
2
3
2
6
10
8
11
25
92
1
4
6
10
11
16
9
35
61
3
4
3
5
8
8
9
21
61
0
8
4
6
8
10
6
19
58
0
3
7
5
11
8
8
16
(p)
73
2
4
8
22
15
8
9
5
95
1
12
17
22
20
12
8
3
95
2
13
12
16
18
16
6
12
96
4
13
13
23
19
9
12
3
78
0
13
2
17
12
20
4
10
67
2
3
3
12
20
12
7
8
92
1
5
11
17
23
15
9
11
61
3
5
3
10
15
12
8
5
61
0
9
10
6
16
13
5
2
58
0
4
6
7
15
8
8
10
(p)
(5)
TIME IN CUSTODY
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
TIME IN CURRENT PRISON
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over one year
(5)
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These
include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around 30% of selfinflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) Time in custody refers to time spent on current offence/prison number. Some prisoners may have previously spent time in prison
custody for a different offence with a different prison number but this is not included.
4) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are not
comparable with earlier years.
5) Care needs to be taken when interpreting numbers of deaths in the early days of custody as number of deaths in precise
24 hours time slots is not known accurately due to uncertainty in the exact time of death. '3 months' is defined as 90 days, '3 to 6
months' is defined as 91 to 182 days.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following
inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 8: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody(1),(2) by type of custody, England and
Wales
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009
2010
(3)
MALES AND FEMALES
All
Convicted Unsentenced
Detainee
Judgement respited
Remand
Sentenced
73
7
0
1
24
41
95
12
0
6
35
42
95
11
3
2
36
43
96
15
0
0
33
48
78
9
0
3
28
38
67
4
0
1
17
45
92
7
0
5
29
51
61
3
1
2
20
35
61
3
0
4
23
31
58 (p)
2
0
1
29
26
MALES
All
Convicted Unsentenced
Detainee
Judgement respited
Remand
Sentenced
67
7
0
1
20
39
86
12
0
6
30
38
81
8
3
1
36
33
83
12
0
0
31
40
74
9
0
3
27
35
64
4
0
1
17
42
84
5
0
5
27
47
60
3
1
2
19
35
58
3
0
4
23
28
57 (p)
2
0
1
29
25
FEMALES
All
Convicted Unsentenced
Detainee
Judgement respited
Remand
Sentenced
6
0
0
0
4
2
9
0
0
0
5
4
14
3
0
1
0
10
13
3
0
0
2
8
4
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
8
2
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison
custody. These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In
recent years, around 30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see
Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each
category are not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
Table 9: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody(1),(2) by ethnicity,(3) England and Wales
2010
(4)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
MALES AND FEMALES
All ethnicities
73
White
66
Asian
2
Black
4
Mixed
0
Other
1
95
85
3
5
0
2
95
86
4
3
0
2
96
85
5
5
1
0
78
61
4
11
2
0
67
58
3
5
0
1
92
72
6
11
1
2
61
50
7
1
2
1
61
56
3
0
2
0
58 (p)
51
3
2
1
1
MALES
All ethnicities
White
Asian
Black
Mixed
Other
67
61
2
3
0
1
86
78
3
3
0
2
81
72
4
3
0
2
83
73
4
5
1
0
74
57
4
11
2
0
64
55
3
5
0
1
84
64
6
11
1
2
60
49
7
1
2
1
58
53
3
0
2
0
57
50
3
2
1
1
FEMALES
All ethnicities
White
Asian
Black
Mixed
Other
6
5
0
1
0
0
9
7
0
2
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
13
12
1
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1 (p)
1
0
0
0
0
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison
custody. These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In
recent years, around 30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see
Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) Ethnicity is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
4) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each
category are not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
Table 10: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody (1),(2) by nationality type,(3) England and Wales
Nationality type
MALES AND FEMALES
All Nationalities
UK National
EEA foreign national
Non EEA foreign national
MALES
All nationalities
UK National
EEA foreign national
Non EEA foreign national
FEMALES
All nationalities
UK National
EEA foreign national
Non EEA foreign national
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
73
68
2
95
86
4
95
87
2
96
89
2
78
72
1
67
61
2
92
68
6
61
52
1
61
56
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
18
8
2
5
67
62
2
86
78
4
81
73
2
83
76
2
74
68
1
64
58
2
84
60
6
60
51
1
58
53
3
57
51
1
3
4
6
5
5
4
18
8
2
5
6
6
0
9
8
0
14
14
0
13
13
0
4
4
0
3
3
0
8
8
0
1
1
0
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
58 (p)
52
1
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around
30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) Nationality is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
4) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are
not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change
following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(4)
(p)
(p)
Table 11: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody1,2 by sentence type, England and Wales
(3)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
MALES AND FEMALES
All categories
Unsentenced
Convicted unsentenced
<=6 months
>6 months <12 months
>=12 months <4 years
>=4 years exc. Life
IPP4
Life
73
24
7
8
2
14
9
0
9
95
40
12
7
2
10
15
0
9
95
39
11
7
0
16
11
0
11
96
33
15
3
3
15
19
0
8
78
31
9
3
1
12
13
0
9
67
18
4
5
0
17
14
2
7
92
34
7
6
1
8
14
4
18
61
23
3
3
1
12
10
4
5
61
30
0
3
0
10
7
3
8
58 (p)
32
0
1
1
7
5
3
9
MALES
All categories
Unsentenced
Convicted unsentenced
<=6 months
>6 months <12 months
>=12 months <4 years
>=4 years exc. Life
4
IPP
Life
67
20
7
8
2
13
9
0
8
86
35
12
5
2
10
14
0
8
81
38
8
5
0
13
9
0
8
83
31
12
1
3
12
17
0
7
74
30
9
2
1
12
13
0
7
64
18
4
4
0
16
13
2
7
84
32
5
5
1
7
13
4
17
60
22
3
3
1
12
10
4
5
58
30
0
2
0
10
7
3
6
57 (p)
32
0
1
1
6
5
3
9
FEMALES
All categories
Unsentenced
Convicted unsentenced
<=6 months
>6 months <12 months
>=12 months <4 years
>=4 years exc. life
4
IPP
Life
6
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
9
5
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
14
1
3
2
0
3
2
0
3
13
2
3
2
0
3
2
0
1
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
8
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1 (p)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2010
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years,
around 30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category
are not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
4) IPP = indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change
following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 12: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody (1),(2) by method, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(3)
MALES AND FEMALES
All Methods
Arson
Cutting
Electrocution
Falling
Food refusal
Hanging
Overdose
Poison
Refused Medication
Self-strangulation
Suffocation
73
0
2
0
0
1
65
2
0
0
1
2
95
0
1
0
0
1
89
3
0
1
0
0
95
2
0
1
1
0
83
4
0
0
3
1
96
0
2
0
0
0
86
4
0
0
2
2
78
1
2
0
0
0
68
5
0
0
2
0
67
0
3
0
0
1
59
1
0
0
2
1
92
1
1
1
0
0
84
3
1
0
1
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
57
3
0
0
0
1
61
0
5
0
0
2
51
1
1
0
0
1
58
0
2
0
0
0
52
1
0
0
2
1
(p)
MALES
All methods
Arson
Cutting
Electrocution
Falling
Food refusal
Hanging
Overdose
Poison
67
0
2
0
0
1
59
2
0
86
0
1
0
0
1
80
3
0
81
2
0
1
1
0
74
2
0
83
0
2
0
0
0
75
4
0
74
1
2
0
0
0
66
4
0
64
0
3
0
0
1
56
1
0
84
1
1
1
0
0
78
2
1
60
0
0
0
0
0
56
3
0
58
0
4
0
0
2
49
1
1
57 (p)
0
2
0
0
0
51
1 (p)
0 (p)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
9
2
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Method
Refused Medication
Self-strangulation
Suffocation
FEMALES
All methods
Arson
Cutting
Electrocution
Falling
Food refusal
Hanging
Overdose
Poison
Refused Medication
Self-strangulation
Suffocation
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around
30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category are not
comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change
following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(p)
(p)
(p)
(p)
(p)
Table 13: Self-inflicted deaths in prison custody(1),(2): Ligatures used in hanging/selfstrangulation, England and Wales
2010 (3)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
MALES AND FEMALES
All ligatures
Bedding
Belt
Clothing
Shoelace
Other(4)
Not recorded(5)
66
40
2
3
14
7
0
89
63
1
6
14
5
0
86
59
2
7
13
3
2
88
62
3
2
18
3
0
70
57
1
3
9
0
0
61
43
3
2
9
2
2
85
65
2
6
6
2
4
57
41
0
2
6
3
5
51
39
5
2
2
0
3
54
34
2
1
4
4
9
MALES
All ligatures
Bedding
Belt
Clothing
Shoelace
Other(4)
Not recorded(5)
60
35
2
3
13
7
0
80
59
1
6
11
3
0
74
55
2
5
9
3
0
76
55
2
1
15
3
0
67
55
1
2
9
0
0
58
41
3
2
8
2
2
78
60
1
5
6
2
4
56
40
0
2
6
3
5
49
39
4
1
2
0
3
53
34
2
1
3
4
9
FEMALES
All ligatures
Bedding
Belt
Clothing
Shoelace
Other(4)
Not recorded(5)
6
5
0
0
1
0
0
9
4
0
0
3
2
0
12
4
0
2
4
0
2
12
7
1
1
3
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
7
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around
30% of self-inflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. Although the number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional, this is
not likely to impact figures in this table.
4) 'Other' includes ligatures not easily classifed into one of the other categories, as well as cases where mutiple ligatures were
used e.g. bedding and shoelace etc.
5) 'Not recorded' is also used where confirmation of ligature type is pending the results of an investigation. This
category therefore tends to be relatively high in the current year and revised downwards for previous years, once investigation
reports are received.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change
following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 14: Self-Inflicted deaths in prison custody:(1),(2) Ligature points used in fatal hangings, England
and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All ligature points
Bed
Cell gate
Conduits/piping
Door
Light fitting
Privacy screen, furniture etc.(4)
Toilet/sink fittings/recess (4)
Wall fittings/mountings
Windows
Not recorded/confirmed
Not applicable
66
10
0
1
7
2
1
3
2
38
1
1
89
16
0
2
6
8
2
8
3
44
0
0
86
16
0
2
3
3
2
5
3
49
0
3
88
7
0
4
5
4
2
8
2
54
0
2
70
8
0
0
3
7
6
5
2
39
0
0
61
9
1
2
4
3
5
4
1
30
1
1
85
12
0
0
7
8
5
3
5
40
4
1
57
7
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
39
0
0
51
13
0
2
1
4
1
5
1
21
3
0
54
10
0
0
5
4
0
4
0
26
5
0
MALES
All ligature points
Bed
Cell gate
Conduits/piping
Door
Light fitting
Privacy screen, furniture etc.(4)
Toilet/sink fittings/recess (4)
Wall fittings/mountings
Windows
Not recorded/confirmed
Not applicable
60
9
0
1
6
2
1
2
2
35
1
1
80
13
0
2
6
8
1
7
3
40
0
0
74
15
0
2
1
3
1
5
3
44
0
0
76
6
0
3
3
4
1
6
2
50
0
1
67
7
0
0
3
7
6
4
2
38
0
0
58
9
1
1
4
3
4
4
1
29
1
1
78
11
0
0
5
8
3
3
5
39
4
0
56
7
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
39
0
0
49
13
0
2
1
4
1
4
1
21
2
0
53
10
0
0
5
4
0
4
0
25
5
0
FEMALES
All ligature points
Bed
Cell gate
Conduits/piping
Door
Light fitting
Privacy screen, furniture etc.(4)
Toilet/sink fittings/recess (4)
Wall fittings/mountings
Windows
Not recorded/confirmed
Not applicable
6
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
9
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
12
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
5
0
3
12
1
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
4
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
7
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These
include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. In recent years, around 30% of selfinflicted deaths in prison custody have occured in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. Although the number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional, this is not likely
to impact figures in this table.
4) 'Privacy screen furniture etc.' and 'Toilet/sink fittings/recess' categories were added in 2004. Figures for earlier years were then
reclassified but there may be some under reporting for these categories efore 2004.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change following
inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
(3)
(1)
Table 15: Natural cause deaths in prison custody
by age group, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(2)
MALES AND FEMALES
All ages
68
15-17
0
18-20
0
21-25
4
26-29
1
30-39
11
40-49
11
50-59
13
60 and over
28
Age unknown
0
66
0
1
0
5
6
13
18
23
0
86
0
0
3
2
13
12
20
36
0
101
0
0
2
2
9
16
28
44
0
88
0
0
2
1
15
18
20
32
0
83
0
0
0
1
13
15
20
34
0
90
0
2
2
1
14
22
16
33
0
98
0
0
1
2
8
24
22
41
0
105
0
0
3
3
7
23
24
45
0
124
0
0
1
1
11
27
27
57
0
(p)
MALE
All ages
15-17
18-20
21-25
26-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age unknown
66
0
0
4
1
10
10
13
28
0
63
0
1
0
4
6
12
18
22
0
85
0
0
3
2
12
12
20
36
0
94
0
0
2
1
7
14
28
42
0
86
0
0
2
1
14
17
20
32
0
80
0
0
0
1
13
13
19
34
0
90
0
2
2
1
14
22
16
33
0
95
0
0
1
2
7
23
21
41
0
101
0
0
3
3
7
21
23
44
0
121
0
0
1
1
11
24
27
57
0
(p)
FEMALE
All ages
15-17
18-20
21-25
26-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Age unknown
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
(p)
p) = provisional
1) Deaths in prison custody figures include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody.
These include deaths of prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons. The majority of
deaths from naural causes in prison custody occur in hospitals or hospices (see Table 4).
2) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each category
are not comparable with earlier years. The number of deaths from natural causes is provisional.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may change
following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 16: Self-inflicted deaths by establishment,(1),(2) England and Wales
TOTAL
Acklington
Altcourse
Ashfield
Ashwell
Askham grange
Aylesbury
Bedford
Belmarsh
Birmingham
Blantyre House
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Bronzefield
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
Canterbury
Cardiff
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Dartmoor
Deerbolt
Doncaster
Dorchester
Dovegate
Dover
Downview
Drake Hall
Durham
East Sutton Park
Eastwood Park
Edmunds Hill
Erlestoke
Everthorpe
Exeter
Featherstone
Feltham
Ford
Forest Bank
Foston Hall
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Gartree
Glen Parva
Gloucester
Grendon/Spring Hill:
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
73
95
95
1
2
96
2
78
67
92
3
61
61
58
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
2
2
*
2
2
*
3
1
*
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
1
2
3
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
5
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
(p)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
(p)
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
(3),(4)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
(p)
Grendon/Spring Hill:
Guys Marsh
Haslar
Haverigg
Hewell
Hewell: Blakenhurst
Hewell: Brockhill
Hewell: Hewell Grange
High Down
Highpoint
Hindley
Hollesley Bay
Holloway
Holme House
Hull
Huntercombe
IoW: Albany
IoW: Camp Hill
IoW: Parkhurst
Kennet
Kingston
Kirkham
Kirlevington
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Farms
Latchmere House
Leeds
Leicester
Lewes
Leyhill
Lincoln
Lindholme
Littlehey
Liverpool
Long Lartin
Low Newton
Lowdham Grange
Maidstone
Manchester
Moorland
Moorland open (Hatfield)
Morton Hall
Mount, The
New Hall
North Sea Camp
Northallerton
Norwich
Nottingham
Onley
Parc
Pentonville
Peterborough
Portland
Preston
Ranby
Reading
Risley
Rochester
Rye Hill
1
1
*
*
2
*
5
1
*
3
2
1
1
1
1
*
*
3
2
*
1
*
3
(p)
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
*
*
1
3
1
1
*
(p)
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
*
1
*
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
*
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
4
1
5
2
1
7
1
3
5
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
2
3
(p)
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
1
1
1
3
*
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
*
1
1
2
1
*
1
2
3
1
*
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Send
Sheppey: Elmley
Sheppey: Swaleside
Shepton Mallet
Shrewsbury
Stafford
Standford Hill
Stocken
Stoke Heath
Styal
Sudbury
Swansea
Swinfen Hall
Thorn Cross
Usk\Prescoed
Verne
Wakefield
Wandsworth
Warren Hill
Wayland
Wealstun
Weare
Wellingborough
Werrington
Wetherby
Whatton
Whitemoor
Winchester
Wolds
Woodhill
Wormwood Scrubs
Wymott
ESCORT AREAS
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
*
*
1
1
1
4
*
1
(p)
1
*
1
*
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
p) = provisional, * = not applicable - prison not open
1) As the numbers of deaths in each prison are relatively small, rises or falls from one year to the next
are not a good indicator of underlying trends. This table should be read in conjunction with table 18 which
outlines some of the major changes to prisons that may affect numbers.
2) The NOMS classification of self-inflicted deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides.
3) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in each
category are not comparable with earlier years. The number of self-inflicted deaths is provisional.
4) The prisons where the 8 unclassified deaths occurred are: 3 female- 1 at each of Bronzefield, Low Newton
and Holloway; 5 male- 2 at Brixton and 1 at each of Doncaster, Hewell and Wealstun
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths may
change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
)
(1)
Table 17: Natural cause deaths by establishment, England and Wales
TOTAL
Acklington
Altcourse
Ashfield
Ashwell
Askham grange
Aylesbury
Bedford
Belmarsh
Birmingham
Blantyre House
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Bronzefield
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
Canterbury
Cardiff
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Dartmoor
Deerbolt
Doncaster
Dorchester
Dovegate
Dover
Downview
Drake Hall
Durham
East Sutton Park
Eastwood Park
Edmunds Hill
Erlestoke
Everthorpe
Exeter
Featherstone
Feltham
Ford
Forest Bank
Foston Hall
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Gartree
Glen Parva
Gloucester
Grendon/Spring Hill:
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
68
2
3
66
2
1
86
3
2
101
3
88
4
2
83
2
1
90
1
98
3
2
105
2
2
124
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
(2),(3)
1
1
4
4
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
4
*
*
*
1
1
1 (p)
(p)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1 (p)
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
3
1
3
1
1
4
4
1
2
3
1
1
5
3
1
3
7
2
2
2
1
1
Grendon/Spring Hill:
Guys Marsh
Haslar
Haverigg
Hewell Cluster
Hewell: Blakenhurst
Hewell: Brockhill
Hewell: Hewell Grange
High Down
Highpoint
Hindley
Hollesley Bay
Holloway
Holme House
Hull
Huntercombe
IoW: Albany
IoW: Camp Hill
IoW: Parkhurst
Kennet
Kingston
Kirkham
Kirklevington
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster farms
Latchmere House
Leeds
Leicester
Lewes
Leyhill
Lincoln
Lindholme
Littlehey
Liverpool
Long Lartin
Low Newton
Lowdham Grange
Maidstone
Manchester
Moorland
Moorland open (Hatfield)
Morton Hall
Mount
New Hall
North Sea Camp
Northallerton
Norwich
Nottingham
Onley
Parc
Pentonville
Peterborough
Portland
Preston
Ranby
Reading
Risley
Rochester
Rye Hill
1
*
3
1
1
*
1
*
1
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
*
1
*
*
1
1
1
*
2
1
1
1
*
*
*
1
(p)
*
*
*
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
*
4
1
3
2
4
*
1
*
2
2
*
2
(p)
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
7
1
5
3
*
2
*
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
2
(p)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
*
1
4
*
3
1
*
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
1
1
5
1
1
1
6
3
2
3
1
5
3
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
*
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
Send
Sheppey: Elmley
Sheppey: Standford Hill
Sheppey: Swaleside
Shepton Mallet
Shrewsbury
Stafford
Stocken
Stoke Heath
Styal
Sudbury
Swansea
Swinfen Hall
Thorn Cross
Usk\Prescoed
Verne
Wakefield
Wandsworth
Warren Hill
Wayland
Wealstun
Weare
Wellingborough
Werrington
Wetherby
Whatton
Whitemoor
Winchester
Wolds
Woodhill
Wormwood Scrubs
Wymott
ESCORT AREAS
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
5
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
*
1
1 (p)
*
1
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
*
1
*
*
2
2
3
5
1
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
3
2
1
7
2
4
1
1
5
6
3
2
4
1
p) = provisional, * = not applicable - prison not open
1) As the numbers of deaths in each prison are relatively small, rises or falls from one year to the next
are not a good indicator of underlying trends. This table should be read in conjunction with table 18 which
outlines some of the major changes to prisons that may affect numbers.
2) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified' was introduced. The line in the table indicates that numbers in
each category are not comparable with earlier years. The number of deaths due to natural causes is
provisional.
3) The prisons where the 8 unclassified deaths occurred are: 3 female- 1 at each of Bronzefield, Low Newton
and Holloway; 5 male- 2 at Brixton and 1 at each of Doncaster, Hewell and Wealstun
Data Sources and Quality
These figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of deaths
may change following inquest or as new information emerges numbers may change from time to time.
Table 18: Dates of prisons opening/closing and major(1) re-roles of prisons from 2001, England and Wales
Establishment
Year
Type of change
PRISONS OPENING, CLOSING AND MAJOR RE-ROLES (2001-2009)
Rye Hill
2001
Opened
Dovegate
2001
Opened
Downview
September
2001
Changed from male to female prison
Morton Hall
2001
Changed from male to female prison
Haslar
April
2002
Changed from male prison to Immigration Removal Centre
Dover
April
2002
Changed from male prison to Immigration Removal Centre
Rochester
2002
Changed from adult male prison to YOI
Buckley Hall
April
2002
Changed from male to female prison
Buckley Hall
September
2005
Changed from female to male prison
Wolds
2003
Changed from male local prison to male training prison
Canterbury
2003
Changed from male local prison to male training prison
Bronzefield
2004
Opened
Winchester
April
2004
Changed from male and female prison to male only
Weare
March
2005
CLOSED
Peterborough
2005
Opened
Durham
2005
Changed from Cat A local and female Cat B local to male local prison only
Edmunds Hill
January
2005
Changed from female to male prison
Buckley Hall
2005
Changed from female to male prison
Onley
2005
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Swinfen Hall
2005
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Brockhill
July
2006
Changed from female to male prison
Bullwood Hall
June
2006
Changed from female to male prison
Kennet
2007
Opened
Cookham Wood
2007
Changed from female and 15-17 to male prison only
Hewell Cluster
2008
Hewell, Blakenhurst and Brockhill merged
Isis
2010
Opened
(1) The list here shows years of opening/closing and major re-roles of establishments. However, prisons are constantly
evolving as new wings open and old ones close for refurbishment. Even a relatively minor change in a prison has the potential
to affect the distribution of safer custody risk, for example, the opening or closing of a special unit. When intepreting figures for
19. Notes on Data and Methodology
1) Revisions: Figures for earlier years have been revised throughout these tables where numbers and classifications have been
revised following inquests. Since the previous publication, three deaths have been re-categorised, in 2004, 2007 and 2008. An
additional death appears in 2009 due to late notification, and a duplicate record for 2000 has been removed.
2) Prison population: figures are averaged across 12 months. See MoJ's Offender Management annual statistics Table A1.2.
3) Data Sources and Quality: these figures are derived from the NOMS Deaths in Prison Custody database. As classification of
deaths may change following inquest or as new information emerges, numbers may change from time to time.
4) Deaths in prison custody include all deaths of prisoners arising from incidents during prison custody. These include deaths of
prisoners while released on temporary license (ROTL) for medical reasons but exclude other types of ROTL where the state has
less direct responsibility. In recent years, approximately half of the overall deaths in prison custody occur in hospitals or hospices
(see Table 4).
5) Classification of deaths: Apparent cause of death is based on the NOMS classification of deaths in prison custody. Self-inflicted
deaths includes a wider range of deaths than suicides. Similarly the homicide category includes a wider range of deaths than
murder. When comparing figures with other sources it is important to determine whether the narrower suicide or broader selfinflicted deaths approach is in use.
6) In 2010 a new category of 'unclassified deaths (awaiting further information)' was introduced. The lines in the tables indicates
that numbers for 2010 in each category are not comparable with earlier years. Numbers in other calegories will be revised
upwards in future publications, once all deaths have been classified.
7) Time in current prison: '3 months' is defined as 90 days, '3 to 6 months' is defined as 91 to 182 days. Care needs to be taken
when interpreting numbers of deaths in the early days of custody as number of deaths in precise 24 hours time slots is not known
accurately due to uncertainty in the exact time of death
8) Ethnicity is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
9) Nationality is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
Contents
Table 1: Prison assault summary statistics, England and Wales
Table 1
Table 2: Assault incidents and prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by gender, England and
Wales
Table 2
Table 3: Assault incidents and prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by age, England and
Wales
Table 3
Table 4: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by time in current prison, England and Wales
Table 4
Table 5: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by type of custody - pending review
Table 5
Table 6: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by ethnicity, England and Wales
Table 6
Table 7: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by nationality type
Table 7
Table 8: Assault incidents by assailant / victim type, England and Wales
Table 8
Table 9: Sexual assault incidents by assailant / victim type, England and Wales
Table 9
Table 10: Assault incidents involving weapons, England and Wales
Table 10
Table 11: Assaults on staff, England and Wales
Table 11
Table 12: Assault incidents by type of injury, England and Wales
Table 12
Table 13: Assault related hospital attendances and treatment for concussion/internal injuries,
England and Wales
Table 13
Table 14: Assault incidents (Including fights) by establishment, England and Wales
Table 14
Table 15: Assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales
Table 15
Table 16: Dates of prisons opening/closing and major re-roles of prisons, England and Wales
Table 16
Table 17: Notes on Data and Methodology
Table 17
Table 1: Prison assaults summary statistics, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
78,127
73,680
4,447
80,216
75,842
4,374
82,572
78,158
4,414
83,559
79,276
4,283
84,725
80,489
4,236
15,057
13,895
1,162
15,272
14,268
1,004
15,959
15,054
905
15,185
14,479
706
14,356
13702
654
193
189
261
190
188
230
193
193
205
182
183
165
169
170
154
1,404
1,344
60
1,485
1,435
50
1,491
1,448
43
1,319
1,283
36
1,394
1350
44
3,530
3,006
524
3,273
2,863
410
3,211
2,859
352
3,083
2,831
252
2,856
2636
220
279
254
25
285
266
19
283
264
19
269
257
12
304
285
19
(1)
POPULATION
66,301
70,778
73,038
74,657
75,979
Males and Females
62,561
66,479
68,613
70,209
71,512
Males
3,740
4,299
4,425
4,448
4,467
Females
ASSAULT INCIDENTS(2), (3)
Males and Females
10,719
11,562
11,876
12,613
14,411
Males
10,085
10,814
11,068
11,752
13,323
Females
634
748
808
861
1,088
ANNUAL AVERAGE ASSAULT INCIDENTS PER 1,000 PRISONERS
Males and Females
162
163
163
169
190
Males
161
163
161
167
186
Females
170
174
183
194
244
SERIOUS ASSAULTS
Males and Females
796
956
1,160
1,220
1,372
Males
756
917
1,095
1,137
1,306
Females
40
39
65
83
66
ASSAULTS ON STAFF
Males and Females
2,700
2,851
2,893
3,204
3,502
Males
2,412
2,553
2,592
2,895
3,067
Females
288
298
301
309
435
SERIOUS ASSAULTS ON STAFF
Males and Females
181
196
267
272
299
169
188
247
246
277
Males
Females
12
8
20
26
22
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised throughout these tables.
1) Prison population averaged across 12 months. See Offender Management annual statistics Table A1.2.
2) Prison violence can be measured in a number of ways. This report focuses on assault incidents including fights. A new Key Performance
Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents
improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures. In particular, although figures for 2000 to
2002 have been included they are under reported by modern standards. It is now expected that all assaults,
including fights, should be reported whether or not there was an injury. As this was not the case in the past care needs to be taken when
3) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count assault incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody, however, such
incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures shown here
with other sources where data may be less complete.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject
to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that
level.
Table 2: Assault incidents(1) and prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by gender, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Roles(2)
(3)
Assailant
(4)
Fighter
16,735
5,223
6,978
17,730
5,097
7,556
17,667
4,994
7,718
17,958
5,161
7,666
22,334
6,464
9,556
23,968
6,799
10,447
24,866
6,535
11,386
26,579
7,170
11,627
25,240
6,913
11,257
25,488
7,289
11,257
Suspected assailant
Victim
616
3,918
796
4,281
797
4,158
861
4,270
1,016
5,298
1,091
5,631
1,162
5,783
1,358
6,424
1,171
5,899
1,065
5,877
15,907
4,798
6,805
16,754
4,729
7,207
16,447
4,554
7,272
16,740
4,726
7,234
20,896
5,854
9,146
22,276
6,168
9,761
23,403
6,003
10,772
25,232
6,657
11,108
24,187
6,522
10,880
24,476
6,918
10,890
592
3,712
760
4,058
734
3,887
776
4,004
937
4,959
1,049
5,298
1,120
5,508
1,317
6,150
1,135
5,650
1,022
5,646
828
425
173
976
368
349
1,220
440
446
1,218
435
432
1,438
610
410
1,692
631
686
1,463
532
614
1,347
513
519
1,053
391
377
1,012
371
367
24
206
36
223
63
271
85
266
79
339
42
333
42
275
41
274
36
249
43
231
(5)
MALES
All Roles
(3)
Assailant
(4)
Fighter
Suspected assailant
Victim
(5)
FEMALES
All Roles
Assailant(3)
(4)
Fighter
Suspected assailant
Victim
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved.
Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) Prisoners may be involved in assault incidents in a number of ways e.g. helping staff, were present at scene etc. The prisoner involvements in this
table have been limited to the four main roles of those most directly involved.
3) Assailants refer to assault incidents in which there is a clear agressor and victim. Such incidents arise from offences of GBH and ABH.
4) Fighters refer to assault incidents in which there is no clear agressor or victim. Such cases arise from offences of affray.
5) The NOMS incident reporting system only records the details of prisoners known to have been involved in a particular incident. Gender
refers to the gender of the prisoners involved and not of any staff or non prisoners such as visitors who may be involved.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the
inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 3: Assault incidents(1) and prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by age,
England and Wales
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER ASSAILANTS
All age bands
5,223
5,097
4,994
5,161
15-17
1,192
1,087
810
891
18-20
1,527
1,394
1,307
1,271
21-25
834
895
978
994
26-29
712
670
777
899
30-39
773
836
884
857
40-49
133
175
186
201
50-59
41
30
37
32
60 and over
9
10
13
16
Unknown(2)
2
0
2
0
6,464
1,431
1,591
1,130
904
1,039
305
41
22
1
6,799
1,620
1,775
1,047
948
986
314
83
26
0
6,535
1,491
1,641
1,082
990
882
360
67
22
0
7,170
1,866
1,753
1,161
1,012
916
368
73
21
0
6,913
1,751
1,920
1,074
859
861
358
70
19
1
6,965
1,495
1,929
1,184
920
933
401
74
26
3
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER FIGHTERS
All Age Bands
6,978
7,556
7,718
15-17
2,461
2,329
2,213
18-20
2,419
2,836
2,637
21-25
781
924
1,113
26-29
580
640
736
30-39
615
685
815
40-49
104
119
180
50-59
16
21
17
60 and over
2
2
7
(2)
Unknown
0
0
0
7,666
2,052
2,463
1,146
894
885
207
15
4
0
9,556
3,264
3,065
1,162
919
924
191
24
7
0
10,447
3,654
3,184
1,290
1,009
997
270
35
8
0
11,386
4,045
3,564
1,318
1,103
989
317
40
10
0
11,627
4,248
3,617
1,369
1,033
994
309
36
21
0
11,257
3,184
3,917
1,494
1,190
1,059
363
37
12
1
10,778
2,898
3,395
1,635
1,227
1,169
382
56
15
1
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER VICTIMS
3,918
4,281
4,158
All Age Bands
15-17
762
706
519
18-20
1,082
1,043
958
21-25
651
745
802
26-29
560
701
710
30-39
660
824
879
40-49
156
189
217
50-59
33
54
55
60 and over
14
19
18
Unknown(2)
0
0
0
4,270
518
937
805
757
904
254
77
18
0
5,298
926
1,199
857
891
1,037
315
55
18
0
5,631
966
1,235
977
907
1,069
364
85
28
0
5,783
999
1,248
1,017
947
1,084
392
74
22
0
6,424
1,242
1,475
1,049
1,023
1,072
457
80
26
0
5,899
994
1,569
1,004
871
972
374
90
25
0
5,591
873
1,395
1,025
782
926
430
116
44
0
2001
2002
2003
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault
incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therfore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The unknown category used here refers to identified prisoners whose ages were not recorded on the system at the time of
the incident. See Notes page for further details.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the
last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 4: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by time in current prison, (1) England and
Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
PRISONER ASSAILANTS
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
5,223
195
146
279
1,091
1,682
980
586
258
6
5,097
99
132
281
1,074
1,633
1,035
566
269
8
4,994
109
127
262
994
1,552
976
663
300
11
5,161
139
128
272
1,023
1,512
1,043
663
370
11
6,464
77
136
285
1,227
2,137
1,277
854
463
8
6,799
46
138
320
1,288
2,133
1,412
918
539
5
6,535
44
97
277
1,133
1,962
1,347
1,002
670
3
7,170
52
131
258
1,267
2,145
1,522
1,101
690
4
6,913
113
92
250
1,078
1,954
1,468
1,131
836
3
7,289
68
76
187
825
1571
1399
1369
1783
11
PRISONER FIGHTERS
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
6,978
19
94
329
1,657
2,549
1,414
706
205
5
7,556
18
102
346
1,892
2,669
1,467
790
268
4
7,718
18
115
372
1,838
2,560
1,518
932
359
6
7,666
15
122
323
1,676
2,613
1,605
937
372
3
9,556
21
123
364
2,075
3,375
1,909
1,145
530
14
10,447
23
146
396
2,123
3,695
2,085
1,338
640
1
11,386
24
125
388
2,182
3,966
2,399
1,538
761
3
11,627
15
125
397
2,167
4,011
2,510
1,574
821
7
11,257
30
126
356
1,980
3,577
2,404
1,681
1,096
7
11,257
13
91
270
1424
2822
2292
2138
2181
26
PRISONER VICTIMS
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
3,918
43
139
290
962
1,208
661
407
205
3
4,281
40
192
328
1,080
1,185
790
433
228
5
4,158
36
163
372
977
1,195
667
516
228
4
4,270
38
147
293
1,007
1,237
739
449
360
0
5,298
29
176
310
1,169
1,633
940
627
402
12
5,631
29
140
316
1,180
1,732
1,055
727
450
2
5,783
21
117
289
1,146
1,761
1,124
774
548
3
6,424
32
153
314
1,315
1,981
1,176
864
582
7
5,899
39
135
306
1,075
1,645
1,159
811
727
2
5,877
22
112
208
774
1339
1053
1027
1329
13
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents
improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail
collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case, the
figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 5: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by type of custody, England and Wales
Data are being reviewed to ensure categories are consistent with other Safety in Custody tables.
A revised set of tables will be issued in due course.
Table 6: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by ethnicity,(1) England and Wales
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER ASSAILANTS
All Ethnicities(2)
5,223
5,097
4,994
White
3,586
3,348
3,344
Asian
233
240
205
Black
1,240
1,312
1,135
Mixed(3)
n/a
n/a
105
Other
136
135
105
Unknown/not stated
28
62
100
5,161
3,383
250
1,115
231
43
139
6,464
4,259
307
1,440
336
46
76
6,799
4,513
336
1,470
396
38
46
6,535
4,241
359
1,424
409
59
43
7,170
4,491
411
1,695
470
56
47
6,913
4,341
354
1,640
435
69
74
7,289
4,177
411
1,951
502
63
185
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER FIGHTERS
All Ethnicities
6,978
7,556
7,718
White
5,178
5,393
5,234
Asian
303
386
345
Black
1,311
1,613
1,735
Mixed(3)
n/a
n/a
186
Other
176
161
199
Unknown
10
3
19
7,666
5,192
363
1,678
317
89
27
9,556
6,712
465
1,814
479
49
37
10,447
7,327
523
1,965
526
67
39
11,386
7,928
560
2,108
672
85
33
11,627
7,479
662
2,538
831
94
23
11,257
7,562
660
2,204
694
97
40
11,257
6,787
734
2,596
765
97
278
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER VICTIMS
All Ethnicities
3,918
4,281
4,158
White
3,113
3,246
3,134
Asian
200
276
284
Black
523
635
601
(3)
Mixed
n/a
n/a
40
Other
75
110
79
Unknown
7
14
20
4,270
3,177
334
571
125
39
24
5,298
3,910
405
705
201
48
29
5,631
4,108
437
796
215
50
25
5,783
4,166
439
810
267
69
32
6,424
4,543
480
965
334
81
21
5,899
4,139
462
875
310
94
19
5,877
4,029
439
931
266
70
142
2001
2002
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault
incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) Ethnicity is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
3) The mixed ethnicity category was introduced in 2003 and was therefore not applicable in earlier years. Most prisoner in this
category would have been in the 'other' category. Care needs to be taken when comparing ethnic splits in 2003 and
earlier with more recent figures.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the
detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case,
the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 7: Prisoner assailants, victims and fighters by nationality type,(1) England and Wales
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER ASSAILANTS
All Nationalities
5,223
5,097
EEA national (exc. UK)
90
66
Non EEA foreign national
305
354
UK national
4,697
4,513
Unknown
131
164
4,994
79
367
4,361
187
5,161
112
458
4,403
188
6,464
129
546
5,648
141
6,799
135
548
5,991
125
6,535
180
627
5,630
98
7,170
178
691
6,184
117
6,913
139
637
5,968
169
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER FIGHTERS
All Nationalities
6,978
7,556
EEA national (exc. UK)
82
102
Non EEA foreign national
403
531
UK national
6,387
6,808
Unknown
106
115
7,718
127
786
6,677
128
7,666
153
774
6,623
116
9,556
157
767
8,537
95
10,447
201
882
9,266
98
11,386
205
989
10,123
69
11,627
256
1,092
10,203
76
11,257
217
1,079
9,844
117
MALE AND FEMALE PRISONER VICTIMS
All Nationalities
3,918
4,281
EEA national (exc. UK)
59
83
Non EEA foreign national
245
337
UK national
3,553
3,755
Unknown
61
106
4,158
88
351
3,635
84
4,270
91
433
3,663
83
5,298
112
506
4,595
85
5,631
130
529
4,887
85
5,783
146
605
4,963
69
6,424
162
630
5,551
81
5,899
184
584
5,026
105
2001
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improve
Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail colle
subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accu
that level.
2010
7,289
231
727
6,052
279
11,257
306
1,087
9,443
421
5,877
187
561
4,924
205
ed.
ected is
urate to
Table 8: Assault incidents(1) by assailant/ victim type, England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
ALL ASSAULTS
MALE AND FEMALE
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
10,719
7,980
2,387
199
153
11,562
8,742
2,516
170
134
11,876
9,003
2,535
187
151
12,613
9,467
2,781
216
149
14,411
10,892
3,101
201
217
15,057
11,530
3,131
197
199
15,272
12,018
2,890
208
156
15,959
12,834
2,789
197
139
15,185
12,150
2,645
188
202
14,356
11,252
2,376
165
563
MALE ESTABLISHMENTS
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
10,085
7,635
2,141
162
147
10,814
8,290
2,258
137
129
11,068
8,490
2,276
159
143
11,752
8,918
2,521
183
130
13,323
10,246
2,708
170
199
13,895
10,903
2,645
166
181
14,268
11,426
2,514
184
144
15,054
12,287
2,475
169
123
14,479
11,699
2,407
182
191
13,702
10,850
2,181
150
521
FEMALE ESTABLISHMENTS
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
634
345
246
37
6
748
452
258
33
5
808
513
259
28
8
861
549
260
33
19
1,088
646
393
31
18
1,162
627
486
31
18
1,004
592
376
24
12
905
547
314
28
16
706
451
238
6
11
654
402
195
15
42
KPI SERIOUS ASSAULTS
MALE AND FEMALE
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
796
617
144
21
14
956
765
163
13
15
1,160
901
210
25
24
1,220
962
218
21
19
1,372
1,068
247
20
37
1,404
1,116
240
10
38
1,485
1,202
240
21
22
1,491
1,236
210
21
24
1,319
1,052
223
15
28
1,394
1,102
232
20
40
MALE ESTABLISHMENTS
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
756
590
134
20
12
917
735
158
10
14
1,095
857
195
23
20
1,137
902
200
19
16
1,306
1,029
225
20
32
1,344
1,083
215
10
36
1,435
1,172
224
19
20
1,448
1,214
195
20
19
1,283
1,027
213
15
28
1,350
1,079
216
19
36
40
27
10
1
2
39
30
5
3
1
65
44
15
2
4
83
60
18
2
3
66
39
22
0
5
60
33
25
0
2
50
30
16
2
2
43
22
15
1
5
36
25
10
44
23
16
1
4
FEMALE ESTABLISHMENTS
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
1
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved. Reported incidents
before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the
inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 9: Sexual assault incidents (1), (2) by assailant/ victim type, England and Wales
(r)
2008 2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
MALE AND FEMALE
All types(3)
Prisoner on Prisoner
Prisoner on Officer
Prisoner on Other
Other
101
70
11
13
-
143
113
14
10
-
131
92
18
15
-
144
103
20
15
-
139
87
22
12
18
148
94
27
9
18
135
103
17
10
-
120
92
15
-
129
104
12
7
6
137
95
24
7
11
Male establishments
93
126
106
124
119
134
117
111
120
126
8
17
25
20
20
14
18
9
9
11
Female establishments
2010
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised, - indicates a figure less than 6
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault
incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therfore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) Sexual assault incidents account for less than 2% of all assault incidents. Determination of whether a partticular assault
should be classified as sexual is guided by the wishes of the victim. A small proportion of those reported
here will refer to incidents that occurred outside prison custody and some will be unproven allegations.
3) Numbers less than 6 were not provided before 2009 so figures shown do not sum to the total.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the
last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 10: Assault incidents(1) involving weapons, England and Wales
Total assault incidents
Assault incidents with weapons
Assault incidents with no weapons(2)
% with weapon
ASSAULTS INVOLVING WEAPONS(3)
All types of Weapons
Blunt instrument
Chemical incapacitant
Dangerous liquid
Excreta/urine
Food
Knife/blade
Ligature
Other sharp instrument
Spitting
Thrown equipment
Thrown furniture
Other(4)
of which
Biting
2001(r)
2002(r)
2003(r)
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
10,719
1,184
9,535
11%
11,562
1,278
10,284
11%
11,876
1,640
10,236
14%
12,613
1,494
11,119
12%
14,411
1,781
12,630
12%
15,057
1,856
13,201
12%
15,272
1,954
13,318
13%
15,959
1,883
14,076
12%
15,185
1,768
13,417
12%
14,356
1,477
12,879
10%
1,184
191
0
53
10
33
124
5
30
17
14
32
675
1,278
204
0
48
11
34
127
5
31
16
10
24
768
1,640
262
0
50
24
44
165
2
35
32
26
42
958
1,494
232
0
45
19
29
166
2
38
19
27
37
880
1,781
245
2
60
29
38
179
4
41
19
29
38
1,097
1,856
264
1
49
27
46
237
3
51
23
29
44
1,082
1,954
263
1
70
31
45
271
2
60
21
32
27
1,131
1,883
305
0
49
32
53
242
4
70
29
27
40
1,032
1,768
272
0
51
26
33
236
6
74
18
40
33
979
1,477
250
2
43
21
24
218
3
98
12
55
75
676
91
99
111
117
144
170
169
152
169
150
r) Figures for all previous years have been revised due to a coding error in producing earlier data.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved. Reported incidents
before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The majority of assault incidents do not involve weapons; those that do mostly involve items that may be found to hand. Relatively few involve a purposedesigned weapon.
3) Although more than one weapon may be used in a particular incident, the figures in this table show only the most serious weapon type in each incident.
4) 'Other' includes a wide range of items that can be found to hand but are not easily classified into one of the other categories. Biting is commonly recorded in the
'other' category and is shown seperately.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the
inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 11: Assaults on staff by age group of assailant,(1), (2) England and Wales
(r)
2008 2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
ALL ASSAULTS
MALE AND FEMALE
15 to 17 years
18 to 20 years (young adult)
21 years and older (adult)
Unknown(3)
2010
2,700
390
570
1,729
11
2,851
400
575
1,862
14
2,893
354
552
1,941
46
3,204
455
604
2,100
45
3,502
578
663
2,249
12
3,530
612
680
2,228
10
3,273
458
687
2,114
14
3,211
560
622
2,009
20
3,083
549
662
1,862
10
2,856
413
666
1,770
7
MALE ESTABLISHMENTS
15 to 17 years
18 to 20 years (young adult)
21 years and older (adult)
Unknown(3)
2,412
369
520
1,517
6
2,553
388
522
1,637
6
2,592
339
522
1,692
39
2,895
441
553
1,858
43
3,067
539
618
1,905
5
3,006
576
587
1,838
5
2,863
434
596
1,820
13
2,859
541
556
1,743
19
2,831
539
621
1,663
8
2,636
404
623
1,603
6
FEMALE ESTABLISHMENTS
15 to 17 years
18 to 20 years (young adult)
21 years and older (adult)
Unknown(3)
288
21
50
212
5
298
12
53
225
8
301
15
30
249
7
309
14
51
242
2
435
39
45
344
7
524
36
93
390
5
410
24
91
294
1
352
19
66
266
1
252
10
41
199
2
220
9
43
167
1
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents
improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The age group is determined by the age of the youngest prisoner involved. If this is not stated, the incident is classified based on
a member of staff working in a YOI assaulted by an adult visitor.
3) In a small number of cases age groups were unknown. These relate to incidents in mixed roll prisons (Juvenile/YO or YO/Adult) and
where no prisoner involvements were recorded.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is
subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be
accurate to that level.
Table 12: Assault incidents by type of injury,(1), (2) England and Wales
2001
2002
2003
MALE AND FEMALE ASSAULT INCIDENTS
All Serious injuries(3)
561
Bites
41
Black eye
67
Broken nose
47
Broken teeth
13
Crushing
3
Cuts requiring sutures
175
Extensive/multiple bruising
53
Fracture
83
Scald or burn
56
Stabbing
18
Temporary/permanent blindness
5
652
41
83
40
21
5
183
86
107
63
18
5
824
65
123
46
27
3
252
117
95
66
24
6
5,593
1,412
1,484
1,016
841
840
5,978
1,486
1,560
1,128
884
920
All Minor injuries(3)
Grazes, scratches or abrasions
Minor bruises
Superficial cuts
Swellings
Other
5,115
1,302
1,313
935
836
729
(r)
2008 2009
2010
829 1,002 1,089 1,198 1,236 1,032
64
123
145
135
147
143
118
116
180
229
198
152
50
54
55
55
68
57
29
44
31
44
54
41
3
4
6
3
2
4
245
297
363
394
423
343
101
105
71
85
81
73
117
136
131
121
146
106
66
84
80
87
81
70
31
33
22
38
32
37
5
6
5
7
4
6
797
89
112
30
25
7
210
88
133
58
44
1
2004
6,016
1,522
1,628
1,147
825
894
2005
6,984
1,279
1,608
1,678
1,145
1,274
2006
7,344
1,491
1,615
1,819
1,131
1,288
2007
7,653
1,656
1,599
1,869
1,169
1,360
7,988
1,692
1,469
2,020
1,332
1,475
7,199
1,774
1,519
1,739
1,176
991
6,901
1,953
1,683
1,181
1,223
861
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault
incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The classification of injuries is based on initial assessment by prison staff and should not be treated as confirmed clinical
diagnoses.
3) Although more than one injury may occur in a single incident, these figures count only one injury type per incident.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last
case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 13: Assault-related hospital attendances and treatment for concussion/ internal injuries, England and Wales
Treatment Category
MALES AND FEMALES
Total assault incidents(1)
of which
Attendance at hospital as inpatient(2)
% attendance at hospital
Treated for concussion/internal injuries(3)
% treated for concussion/internal injuries
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
10,719
11,562
11,876
12,613
14,411
15,057
15,272
15,959
15,185
14,356
143
1.3%
218
2.0%
156
1.3%
271
2.3%
196
1.7%
323
2.7%
235
1.9%
368
2.9%
263
1.8%
369
2.6%
235
1.6%
311
2.1%
211
1.4%
319
2.1%
237
1.5%
323
2.0%
196
1.3%
277
1.8%
213
1.5%
329
2.3%
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved. Reported incidents before
2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The in-patient hospital attendances in this table refer to those arising immediately from assault incidents. They do NOT include other types of hospital attendancce such as
A&E or overnight visits nor do they include any subsequent hospital visits
that may be required to continue treatment.
3) The classification of an injury as 'concussion/internal injury' is based on initial assessment by prison staff and should not be treated as a confirmed clinical diagnosis.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies
inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 14: Assault incidents (including fights) by establishment, England and Wales
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
10,719 11,562 11,876
37
52
42
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
202
218
213
514
561
341
16
9
11
85
56
41
41
71
59
211
144
130
151
151
165
See Hewell cluster
37
39
42
351
331
356
142
165
113
107
206
175
See Hewell cluster
*
*
*
44
59
110
59
83
63
*
*
*
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
10
14
14
51
63
64
404
425
370
7
17
25
123
86
79
8
15
11
27
80
36
32
147
165
173
98
120
67
7
11
17
17
76
105
56
14
29
26
12
13
81
91
99
17
22
42
56
See Sheppey
6
10
10
12
7
39
49
50
33
78
60
466
549
674
8
300
349
377
23
46
37
30
28
27
35
16
34
37
45
34
254
268
275
61
68
53
61
45
47
10
21
24
208
322
323
12,613
37
14,411
43
15,057
81
15,272
74
15,959
63
15,185
102
14,356
85
239
395
15
28
60
110
224
243
680
17
96
57
89
203
235
761
14
100
87
75
200
280
753
20
93
49
47
189
198
748
20
120
71
42
172
242
475
12
165
74
68
160
321
526
11
2
244
101
60
154
31
360
149
178
23
364
126
123
24
197
129
80
35
204
89
108
43
352
109
115
48
166
90
136
39
51
86
143
59
98
52
*
182
90
78
31
*
195
75
70
22
*
142
49
92
13
*
194
36
110
17
*
171
24
106
7
-
141
44
128
21
21
16
70
443
33
109
18
13
21
234
102
13
158
15
24
7
115
43
52
19
70
412
51
107
9
44
199
127
29
104
14
60
10
136
73
34
17
62
406
63
159
23
36
174
194
27
125
28
35
7
194
76
40
24
31
431
71
54
21
7
37
194
160
42
99
79
24
21
186
23
29
38
23
462
73
54
18
20
55
222
213
34
60
77
20
9
185
16
26
36
25
457
61
180
33
120
40
244
484
36
69
52
28
22
154
16
38
39
27
159
68
210
24
138
29
257
165
35
141
45
21
22
170
28
22
30
76
751
27
479
34
35
40
32
273
68
54
24
286
29
52
42
81
698
22
525
40
37
57
66
12
300
54
47
32
245
25
80
50
79
596
10
397
51
36
63
74
11
387
72
72
47
220
45
83
34
109
544
10
247
56
53
61
74
13
422
55
6
90
8
88
270
45
70
44
112
648
13
262
23
54
72
111
12
510
69
85
17
92
190
27
71
71
80
713
267
31
64
64
95
13
594
83
7
69
11
89
154
33
68
80
66
772
6
218
20
91
61
61
17
394
56
6
66
5
68
159
2001
ALL PRISONS(1), (2), (3), (4)
Acklington
Albany
Altcourse
Ashfield
Ashwell
Askham Grange
Aylesbury
Bedford
Belmarsh
Birmingham
Blakenhurst
Blantyre House
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Brockhill
Bronzefield
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
Bure
Camp Hill
Canterbury
Cardiff
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Dartmoor
Deerbolt
Doncaster
Dorchester
Dovegate
Dover
Downview
Drake Hall
Durham
East Sutton Park
Eastwood Park
Edmunds Hill
Elmley
Erlestoke
Everthorpe
Exeter
Featherstone
Feltham
Ford
Forest Bank
Foston Hall
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Gartree
Glen Parva
Gloucester
Grendon /Spring Hill
Guys Marsh
Haslar
Haverigg
Hewell Cluster
2002
35
46
Brockhill
Blakenhurst
Hewell Grange
High Down
87
148
151
Highpoint
171
179
105
Hindley
53
122
208
Hollesley Bay
293
200
49
Holloway
180
202
197
Holme House
76
85
110
Hull
119
102
123
Huntercombe
76
60
97
IOW: Albany
7
8
IOW: Camp Hill
37
55
80
IOW: Parkhurst
33
26
53
*
*
*
Isis
*
*
*
Kennet
Kingston
Kirkham
Kirklevington
Lancaster
19
14
11
Lancaster Farms
270
152
27
Latchmere House
Leeds
163
156
237
Leicester
76
89
72
Lewes
113
106
126
Leyhill
Lincoln
108
107
85
Lindholme
10
23
65
Littlehey
38
37
45
Liverpool
113
136
155
Long Lartin
14
24
22
Low Newton
93
126
135
Lowdham Grange
20
27
28
Maidstone
13
19
16
Manchester
176
262
289
Moorland
194
199
161
Moorland Open (Hatfield)
16
28
11
Morton Hall
6
12
14
Mount
18
24
38
New Hall
97
75
58
North Sea Camp
Northallerton
65
90
102
Norwich
158
156
154
Nottingham
55
76
83
Onley
507
591
607
Parc
133
229
297
Parkhurst
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
Pentonville
245
244
261
Peterborough
*
*
*
Portland
78
97
84
Preston
44
35
89
Ranby
26
50
48
Reading
6
13
30
Risley
26
61
82
Rochester
62
38
67
Rye Hill
51
30
40
Send
13
6
9
101
116
110
Sheppey: Elmley
Sheppey: Standford Hill
653
64
44
Sheppey: Swaleside
Shepton Mallet
13
Shrewsbury
45
38
58
Spring Hill
See Grendon/Spring Hill
Stafford
19
23
38
Standford Hill
See Sheppey
Stocken
37
48
50
Stoke Heath
477
293
158
Styal
34
22
16
Sudbury
-
178
113
78
188
89
198
96
15
60
56
*
*
8
213
178
60
72
6
81
49
47
160
21
121
41
26
262
47
19
24
97
6
110
29
108
176
294
143
90
149
183
116
201
110
66
52
*
*
12
484
147
50
84
7
84
46
52
154
54
93
65
17
222
114
8
12
67
113
118
39
93
187
303
206
104
407
235
123
147
217
8
61
36
*
*
13
428
123
70
92
7
76
50
44
187
52
92
125
12
241
107
20
65
108
7
91
59
80
187
295
185
103
548
224
145
175
306
6
67
23
*
7
22
397
111
41
82
7
113
73
43
258
58
86
95
26
209
106
13
66
108
108
15
133
243
374
258
110
550
219
114
109
426
87
20
*
27
16
347
100
50
156
160
80
24
259
39
102
88
19
219
110
9
99
90
106
7
115
237
445
180
117
567
107
130
132
378
16
53
24
*
41
6
10
286
105
64
111
7
85
58
26
231
40
70
42
18
233
92
20
93
61
10
77
110
190
444
156
93
288
1
55
133
112
100
22
70
51
24
29
5
224
*
172
87
22
41
140
120
79
127
220
370
170
109
69
72
136
113
114
14
120
652
36
216
338
234
151
59
54
135
80
110
9
156
281
295
193
166
95
37
135
173
50
17
165
45
46
267
180
194
103
35
93
137
102
119
19
165
7
42
56
61
6
46
71
46
281
282
172
147
94
51
75
223
28
12
128
1
77
29
308
340
160
129
91
44
88
246
78
18
133
11
68
2
20
52
74
61
90
72
71
89
43
280
41
-
52
498
39
-
51
578
72
-
69
606
104
-
73
561
59
-
53
479
34
-
68
450
45
1
-
2
8
274
102
60
91
3
102
55
118
217
54
63
74
17
175
93
2
18
62
40
8
102
83
140
137
396
Swaleside
Swansea
Swinfen Hall
Thorn Cross
Usk\Prescoed
Verne
Wakefield
Wandsworth
Warren Hill
Wayland
Wealstun
Weare
Wellingborough
Werrington
Wetherby
Whatton
Whitemoor
Winchester
Wolds
Woodhill
Wormwood Scrubs
Wymott
ESCORT AREAS
See Sheppey
8
85
29
14
24
135
20
15
25
9
126
40
56
32
73
22
96
17
233
15
135
57
11
18
135
33
11
59
14
141
50
52
59
67
24
127
154
24
119
47
14
17
130
106
76
16
63
20
159
189
10
34
80
38
63
135
10
167
20
101
8
23
28
163
183
61
7
61
14
130
492
6
34
73
54
93
205
191
24
114
21
26
36
166
291
63
12
27
47
160
568
40
59
28
143
203
14
132
36
99
148
9
32
107
314
58
31
*
63
168
465
12
34
45
40
128
213
28
184
20
101
85
12
12
32
133
371
69
30
*
40
154
393
28
54
31
53
105
209
34
143
29
99
45
16
19
48
96
383
76
56
*
90
228
432
33
47
32
58
133
192
38
38
29
64
32
16
35
127
321
68
33
*
129
173
418
27
41
60
38
79
160
54
144
29
103
18
9
14
49
145
350
81
53
101
175
470
13
41
65
41
130
208
53
128
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised, * = Not applicable - prison not open, - indicates a figure less than 6
1) Numbers less than 6 were not provided before 2009 so figures shown do not sum to the total.
2) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents
improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
3) As the numbers of assault incidents in each prison are relatively small, rises or falls from one year to the next are not a good indicator
of underlying trends.
4) This table should be read in conjunction with table 16 which outlines some of the major changes to prisons. In addition to these
changes some prisons may have opened new wings/ house blocks or closed others for refurbishment. Such changes
often explain large increases or decreases from one year to the next at a prison.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail
collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last individual
the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 15: Assaults on staff by establishment, England and Wales
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
2,700
2,851
2,893
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
54
50
50
94
131
71
31
12
15
13
23
14
118
84
53
57
58
60
See Hewell
8
34
32
39
32
58
32
39
80
56
See Hewell
*
*
*
11
12
39
16
24
23
*
*
*
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
9
18
17
11
39
74
70
6
32
27
18
14
36
13
10
14
11
6
34
33
28
10
32
48
7
12
12
6
33
28
35
7
8
19
10
3,204
-
3,502
-
3,530
9
3,273
9
3,211
12
3,083
11
2,856
7
52
94
7
12
43
85
49
182
24
16
35
99
40
139
20
32
23
81
56
101
16
14
22
79
46
139
34
17
15
76
48
84
1
34
11
29
65
51
72
2
1
56
23
20
59
34
50
74
8
19
32
51
9
10
42
40
17
15
44
12
30
38
37
6
17
34
53
2
15
21
41
20
20
16
*
88
26
18
10
*
81
14
23
6
*
44
11
24
*
90 67
11
22
*
6
20
1
67
6
32
7
4
16
75
10
25
6
33
23
83
6
8
37
9
23
19
68
11
40
14
39
26
10
35
32
42
24
9
16
56
9
55
8
27
50
10
59
10
49
30
13
6
56
16
21
8
11
38
30
11
45
15
12
59
8
-
8
45
17
14
16
44
21
8
15
29
7
64
6
-
5
9
44
13
45
5
27
11
43
42
11
17
14
3
1
66
10
9
17
10
45
7
25
6
27
24
3
23
14
3
3
13
7
21
195
7
80
9
17
12
6
50
6
8
69
11
9
8
158
93
14
15
18
7
35
14
63
15
13
9
128
55
28
11
13
10
49
15
19
43
10
15
9
19
112
34
29
22
9
10
64
7
19
20
43
7
8
6
9
105
29
13
14
21
16
57
7
20
11
27
3
17
12
11
124
1
41
17
22
14
14
4
59
18
6
8
17
3
124
2001
ALL PRISONS(1), (2), (3), (4)
Acklington
Albany
Altcourse
Ashfield
Ashwell
Askham Grange
Aylesbury
Bedford
Belmarsh
Birmingham
Blakenhurst
Blantyre House
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Brockhill
Bronzefield
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
Bure
Camp Hill
Canterbury
Cardiff
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Dartmoor
Deerbolt
Doncaster
Dorchester
Dovegate
Dover
Downview
Drake Hall
Durham
East Sutton Park
Eastwood Park
Edmunds Hill
Elmley
Erlestoke
Everthorpe
Exeter
Featherstone
Feltham
Ford
Forest Bank
Foston Hall
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Gartree
Glen Parva
Gloucester
Grendon /Spring Hill
Guys Marsh
Haslar
Haverigg
Hewell Cluster
Blakenhurst
Brockhill
13
9
114
45
12
32
9
13
48
2002
13
19
109
46
29
12
7
9
49
16
26
12
8
121
65
18
16
12
38
17
6
7
35
19
2
15
24
40
16
11
36
12
3
3
50
12
1
13
1
6
13
Hewell Grange
High Down
Highpoint
Hindley
Hollesley Bay
Holloway
Holme House
Hull
Huntercombe
IOW: Albany
IOW: Camp Hill
IOW: Parkhurst
Isis
Kennet
Kingston
Kirkham
Kirklevington
Lancaster
Lancaster Farms
Latchmere House
Leeds
Leicester
Lewes
Leyhill
Lincoln
Lindholme
Littlehey
Liverpool
Long Lartin
Low Newton
Lowdham Grange
Maidstone
Manchester
Moorland
Moorland Open (Hatfield)
Morton Hall
Mount
New Hall
North Sea Camp
Northallerton
Norwich
Nottingham
Onley
Parc
Parkhurst
Pentonville
Peterborough
Portland
Preston
Ranby
Reading
Risley
Rochester
Rye Hill
Send
Sheppey: Elmley
Sheppey: Standford Hill
Sheppey: Swaleside
Shepton Mallet
Shrewsbury
Spring Hill
Stafford
Standford Hill
Stocken
Stoke Heath
Styal
Sudbury
Swaleside
Swansea
54
41
13
29
108
17
14
11
8
18
61
52
34
23
104
13
16
16
10
11
51
23
43
6
105
21
35
22
14
18
59
20
16
109
20
36
20
10
17
42
17
37
89
29
35
17
12
15
71
23
69
111
24
25
33
9
-
71
22
58
108
21
35
30
9
9
103
26
64
107
17
23
42
13
-
61
27
102
1
49
25
24
70
5
5
5
*
*
*
26
33
11
84
63
79
21
17
11
21
17
22
18
22
14
6
22
8
6
13
24
43
48
8
6
28
34
22
6
6
6
34
60
62
23
23
22
7
14
35
27
23
10
19
33
24
25
18
13
17
73
79
99
20
27
62
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
103
116
94
*
*
*
17
29
23
10
12
17
10
9
6
8
16
19
20
9
17
20
20
21
22
26
26
2
30
33
18
2
1
6
3
14
See Grendon/Spring Hill
9
11
13
See Sheppey
4
11
12
75
51
24
19
5
7
2
2
See Sheppey
9
*
36
44
7
11
28
6
10
40
35
14
6
68
14
9
19
23
18
33
16
68
*
70
40
8
21
23
13
10
25
16
33
17
73
21
13
29
14
18
17
29
53
*
87
18
18
20
18
13
23
14
21
38
66
19
17
62
10
19
26
32
52
57
19
7
17
28
21
33
16
21
39
79
15
21
49
8
48
25
55
1
49
19
9
24
37
24
36
11
28
33
75
25
21
24
7
31
17
59
5
2
24
22
14
17
3
17
17
9
3
2
1
45
2
60
30
5
19
1
24
10
2
29
9
17
12
3
86
10
30
20
19
6
25
23
2
6
2
16
15
99
*
45
23
17
28
22
40
22
125
76
42
29
17
32
26
66
30
17
7
9
1
6
62
142
43
29
17
14
32
15
49
17
1
11
7
71
117
44
46
17
10
26
9
43
29
1
8
2
7
7
13
17
9
47
13
12
69
13
1
9
81
35
1
6-
10 -
45
24
63
28
17
34
30
13
18
19
4
35
10
36
17
69
6
16
64
15
63
92
80
30
48
27
12
24
36
14
42
1
15
1
5
79
80
26
24
21
6
9
43
9
3
23
1
24
78
80
28
22
21
8
17
36
38
5
38
2
19
7
2
13
10
8
13
9
88
46
16
67
22
6
80
13
4
53
9
1
5
5
-
Swinfen Hall
Thorn Cross
Usk\Prescoed
Verne
Wakefield
Wandsworth
Warren Hill
Wayland
Wealstun
Weare
Wellingborough
Werrington
Wetherby
Whatton
Whitemoor
Winchester
Wolds
Woodhill
Wormwood Scrubs
Wymott
ESCORT AREAS
16
10
56
15
21
34
10
16
10
41
212
11
9
82
7
12
12
10
23
14
14
17
57
141
16
8
78
16
11
14
27
14
17
13
11
38
41
158
10
7
8
86
24
9
9
22
80
16
17
13
41
74
175
15
9
88
35
16
23
77
21
12
75
60
117
13
8
39
51
9
*
15
25
66
12
10
9
72
60
168
12
15
41
51
10
6
*
6
13
48
12
23
53
70
135
14
12
38
54
20
16
*
13
44
52
7
18
8
43
68
10
36
8
1
2
16
48
49
14
8
*
8
33
54
7
17
16
7
21
49
12
112
15
14
59
65
9
8
*
21
30
39
2
10
12
9
24
67
13
83
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised, * = Not applicable - prison not open, - indicates a figure less than 6
1) Numbers less than 6 were not provided before 2009 so figures shown do not sum to the total.
2) A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault
incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are therefore not directly comparable with later figures.
3) As the numbers of assault incidents in each prison are relatively small, rises or falls from one year to the next are not a good
indicator of underlying trends.
4) This table should be read in conjunction with table 16 which outlines some of the major changes to prisons. In addition to these
changes some prisons may have opened new wings/ house blocks or closed others for refurbishment.
Such changes often explain large increases or decreases from one year to the next at a prison.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the
detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the
last individual the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 16: Dates of prisons opening/closing and major (1) re-roles of prisons
England and Wales
Establishment
Rye Hill
Dovegate
Downview
Morton Hall
Haslar
Dover
Rochester
Buckley Hall
Buckley Hall
Wolds
Canterbury
Bronzefield
Winchester
Weare
Peterborough
Durham
Edmunds Hill
Buckley Hall
Onley
Swinfen Hall
Brockhill
Bullwood Hall
Kennet
Cookham Wood
Hewell Cluster
Isis
Month
September
April
April
April
September
April
March
January
July
June
Year
Type of change
2001
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2005
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2010
OPENED
OPENED
Changed from male to female prison
Changed from male to female prison
Changed from male prison to Immigration Removal Centre
Changed from male prison to Immigration Removal Centre
Changed from adult male prison to YOI
Changed from male to female prison
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from male local prison to male training prison
Changed from male local prison to male training prison
OPENED
Changed from male and female prison to male only
CLOSED
OPENED
Changed from Cat A local and female Cat B local to male local prison only
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from female to male prison
OPENED
Changed from female and 15-17 to male prison only
Hewell, Blakenhurst and Brockhill merged
OPENED
1) The list here shows years of opening/closing and major re-roles of establishments. However, prisons are constantly evolving as new
wings open and old ones close for refurbishment. Even a relatively minor change in a prison has the potential
to affect the distribution of safer custody risk for example the opening or closing of a special unit. When intepreting figures for particular
establishments there is no substitute for knowledge of local factors likely to affect safer custody risk.
17. Notes on Data and Methodology
1) Revisions: Figures for 2009 have been revised throughout these tables.
2) Prison population: figures are averaged across 12 months. See MOJ's Offender Management annual
3) Data Sources and Quality: these figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken
when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any
large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
4) Counting assaults: Prison violence can be measured in a number of ways. This report focuses on assault
incidents including fights. A new Key Performance Indicator for serious assaults was introduced
in 2003/04 and as a result reporting of all assault incidents improved. Reported incidents before 2005 are
therefore not directly comparable with later figures. In particular, although figures for 2001 and 2002 have
been included they are under reported by modern standards. It is now expected that all assaults, including
fights, should be reported whether or not there was an injury. As this was not the case in the
past care needs to be taken when interpreting changes over the years.
5) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count assault incidents with absolute accuracy. In
prison custody, however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be
taken when comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
6) Prisoner involvment in assaults: Prisoners may be involved in assault incidents in a number of ways e.g.
helping staff, were present at scene etc. These tables only consider the three main roles of those
most directly involved: assailant, fighter and victim Assailants refer to assault incidents in which there is a clear agressor and victim. Such incidents arise
from offences of GBH and ABH.
Fighters refer to assault incidents in which there is no clear agressor or victim. Such cases arise from
offences of affray.
7) Prisoner details: The NOMS incident reporting system only records the details of prisoners known to have
been involved in a particular incident.
8) Gender: refers to the gender of the prisoners involved and not of any staff or non prisoners such as
visitors who may be involved.
9) Age: the unknown age category used here refers to identified prisoners whose ages were not recorded on
the system at the time of the incident. They can arise when new prisoners are being escorted to
prison for the first time and there has been insufficient time to enter all of the prisoner's details The
circumstances are such that fights with other prisoners or being a victim of an assault by another prisoner
another prisoner is less likely. The unknown age category does NOT refer to unknown assailants
Age group classifications for assault incidents on staff is determined by the age of the youngest prisoners
involved. If this is not stated the incident is classified based on the type of establishment where
the incident took place. Occasionally this will misclassify the assailant's age e.g. a member of staff working
in a YOI assaulted by an adult visitor.
In a small number of assaults on staff the age group was unknown. They relate to incidents in mixed roll
prisons(either Juvenile/YO or YO/Adult) and where no prisoner involvements were recorded.
10) Time in current prison: This is defined as the number of elapsed days between the date of arrival in
current prison and date of incident. '3 months' is defined as 90 days, '3 to 6 months' is defined as 91 to 182
days.
11) Ethnicity: based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated. The mixed
ethnicity category was introduced in 2003. In earlier years most prisoner in this category would have been
in the 'other' category. Care needs to be taken when comparing ethnic splits after 2003 with earlier figures.
12) Sexual assaults: sexual assault incidents account for less than 2% of all assault incidents. Determination
of whether a partticular assault should be classified as sexual is guided by the wishes of
the victim. A small proportion of those reported here will refer to incidents that occurred outside prison
custody and some will be unproven allegations.
13) Weapons: The majority of assault incidents do not involve weapons; those that do mostly involve items
that may be found to hand. Relatively few involve a purpose-designed weapon.
Although more than one weapon may be used in a particular incident, the figures in this table show only
the most serious weapon type in each incident.
The 'other' weapon category contains a wide range of items that can be found to hand but cannot easily
be classified as one of the other categories. Biting is commonly recorded in the 'other' category and is shown
seperately.
14) Injuries: the classification of injuries is based on initial assessment by prison staff and should not be
treated as confirmed clinical diagnoses.
In-patient hospital attendances refer to those arising immediately from assault incidents. They do NOT
include other types of hospital attendancce such as A&E or overnight visits nor do they include any
subsequent hospital visits that may be required to continue treatment.
The classification of an injury as 'concussion/internal injury' is based on initial assessment by prison staff
and should not be treated as a confirmed clinical diagnosis.
Contents
Table 1: Self-harm summary, England and Wales
Table 1
Table 2: Self-harm incidents by method, England and Wales
Table 2
Table 3: Self-harm incidents by age group, England and Wales
Table 3
Table 4: Individuals self-harming by age group, England and Wales
Table 4
Table 5: Self-harm incidents by time in current prison, England and Wales
Table 5
Table 6: Self-harm incidents by type of custody, England and Wales - pending review
Table 6
Table 7: Self-harm incidents by ethnicity, England and Wales
Table 7
Table 8: Self-harm incidents by nationality type, England and Wales
Table 8
Table 9: Individuals self-harming by nationality type, England and Wales
Table 9
Table 10: Self-harm incidents by location, England and Wales
Table 10
Table 11: Self-harm incidents by type of hospital attendances, England and Wales
Table 11
Table 12: Self-harm frequency, England and Wales
Table 12
Table 13: Self-harm incidents by establishment, England and Wales
Table 13
Table 14: Dates of prisons opening/closing and major re-roles of prisons, England and Wales
Table 14
Table 15: Notes on Data and Methodology
Table 15
Table 1: Self-harm summary statistics, England and Wales
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
POPULATION
Males and Females
Males
Females
74,657
70,209
4,448
75,979
71,512
4,467
78,127
73,680
4,447
80,216
75,842
4,374
82,572
78,158
4,414
83,559
79,276
4,283
84,725
80489
4236
SELF-HARM INCIDENTS(2),(3)
Males and Females
Males
Females
19,694
9,866
9,828
23,781
10,421
13,360
23,400
11,899
11,501
23,001
11,593
11,408
25,234
12,219
13,015
24,184
13,707
10,477
26,983
14,350
12,633
5,384
4,038
1,346
5,761
4,288
1,473
5,904
4,506
1,398
6,112
4,695
1,417
6,458
4,954
1,504
6,450
5,126
1,324
6,639
5,406
1,233
ANNUAL AVERAGE SELF-HARM INCIDENTS PER 1,000 PRISONERS
Males and Females
264
313
300
Males
141
146
161
Females
2,210
2,991
2,586
287
153
2,608
306
156
2,949
289
173
2,446
318
178
2,982
HOSPITAL ATTENDANCES
Males and Females
Males
Females
1,291
1,105
186
1,290
1,083
207
1,303
1,130
173
1,365
1193
172
(1)
INDIVIDUALS SELF-HARMING
Males and Females
Males
Females
1,093
870
223
1,219
985
234
1,214
1,001
213
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised throughout these tables.
1) Prison population averaged across 12 months. See Offender Management annual statistics Table A1.2.
2) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm
improved throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
3) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody, however,
such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures
shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the
detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the
last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 2: Self-harm incidents by method,(1),(2),(3) England and Wales
Method of self-harm
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Methods
Burning
Cutting/scratching
Hanging
Overdose/self-poisoning/swallowing
Self-strangulation
Other4
19,694
218
11,472
1,599
1,141
3,037
2,227
23,781
250
13,042
1,247
1,432
4,992
2,818
23,400
288
12,706
1,211
1,437
4,591
3,167
23,001
300
12,718
1,210
1,469
4,078
3,226
25,234
307
14,243
1,216
1,505
4,896
3,067
24,184
282
14,427
1,188
1,563
3,365
3,359
26,983
256
15,169
1,003
1,593
3,863
5,099
MALES(5)
All Methods
Burning
Cutting/scratching
Hanging
Overdose/self-poisoning/swallowing
Self-strangulation
Other(4)
9,866
105
6,379
1,251
788
399
944
10,421
116
6,859
994
981
379
1,092
11,899
154
7,692
1,027
1,033
593
1,400
11,593
170
7,367
994
1,167
474
1,421
12,219
157
8,048
978
1,128
489
1,419
13,707
150
8,979
1,041
1,288
620
1,629
14,350
141
9635
908
1295
586
1785
FEMALES(5)
All Methods
Burning
Cutting/scratching
Hanging
Overdose/self-poisoning/swallowing
Self-strangulation
Other(4)
9,828
113
5,093
348
353
2,638
1,283
13,360
134
6,183
253
451
4,613
1,726
11,501
134
5,014
184
404
3,998
1,767
11,408
130
5,351
216
302
3,604
1,805
13,015
150
6,195
238
377
4,407
1,648
10,477
132
5,448
147
275
2,745
1,730
12,633
115
5534
95
298
3277
3314
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved throughout
2003. Numbers before 2004 have therfore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later figures.
2) The method recorded is based on initial assessment by prison staff and should not be treated as confirmed clinical diagnoses.
3) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody, however, such
incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures shown
here with other sources where data may be less complete.
4) 'Other' includes 'head banging' and 'ligature making' and a small proportion of incidents difficult to classify on information provided.
5) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the detail
collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last whole
number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 3: Self-harm incidents by age group,(1),(2) England and Wales
Age group
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Ages
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Not recorded
19,694
1,074
3,686
4,055
3,409
3,971
1,171
167
30
2,131
23,781
1,260
5,034
4,266
4,185
5,096
1,834
184
39
1,883
23,400
1,011
4,998
4,033
4,334
4,960
2,400
234
23
1,407
23,001
1,101
4,559
4,817
3,932
4,421
2,272
238
80
1,581
25,234
1,473
5,115
5,370
3,787
5,498
2,094
350
71
1,476
24,184
1,085
4,388
4,437
4,105
5,035
2,346
598
83
2,107
26,983
725
5,058
5,668
4,552
6,095
2,319
825
166
1,575
MALES(3)
All Ages
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Not recorded
9,866
482
1,582
1,659
1,742
2,413
608
99
27
1254
10,421
610
1,816
1,721
1,701
2,471
802
133
17
1150
11,899
697
2,105
1,984
2,158
2,802
861
198
21
1073
11,593
504
2,031
2,087
1,988
2,699
974
139
70
1101
12,219
770
2,000
2,206
2,022
2,738
1,141
192
52
1098
13,707
751
2,454
2,318
2,194
2,960
1,323
258
63
1386
14,350
611
2618
2806
2434
2988
1374
273
122
1124
FEMALES(3)
All Ages
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
Not recorded
9,828
592
2,104
2,396
1,667
1,558
563
68
3
877
13,360
650
3,218
2,545
2,484
2,625
1,032
51
22
733
11,501
314
2,893
2,049
2,176
2,158
1,539
36
2
334
11,408
597
2,528
2,730
1,944
1,722
1,298
99
10
480
13,015
703
3,115
3,164
1,765
2,760
953
158
19
378
10,477
334
1,934
2,119
1,911
2,075
1,023
340
20
721
12,633
114
2440
2862
2118
3107
945
552
44
451
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm
improved throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therfore not been included as they are not directly comparable with
later figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when
comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns
but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are
shown to the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 4: Individuals self-harming by age group,(1),(2) England and Wales
Age group
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Ages(3)
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
5,384
318
1,007
1,102
1,103
1,434
425
94
20
5,761
437
1,094
1,144
1,085
1,505
525
95
16
5,904
400
1,160
1,140
1,150
1,491
592
108
20
6,112
366
1,162
1,217
1,225
1,551
594
102
35
6,458
450
1,236
1,264
1,256
1,549
705
118
26
6,450
463
1,279
1,294
1,197
1,504
705
145
31
6,639
350
1,296
1,418
1,271
1,501
765
167
41
MALES
All Ages(3)
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
4,038
243
753
779
801
1,124
318
75
18
4,288
346
783
830
791
1,161
367
75
13
4,506
322
859
850
862
1,160
440
94
18
4,695
285
888
926
932
1,207
449
72
31
4,954
355
941
930
971
1,173
561
87
21
5,126
398
1,060
1,000
926
1,164
556
107
26
5,406
308
1,074
1,151
1,029
1,193
613
127
36
FEMALES
All Ages(3)
15-17 year olds
18 - 20
21-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 and over
1,346
75
254
323
302
310
107
19
2
1,473
91
311
314
294
344
158
20
3
1,398
78
301
290
288
331
152
14
2
1,417
81
274
291
293
344
145
30
4
1,504
95
295
334
285
376
144
31
5
1,324
65
219
294
271
340
149
38
5
1,233
42
222
267
242
308
152
40
5
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new system for monitoring self-harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therfore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to identify every self harmers with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such indivduals are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when comparing
figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Figures indicate the age of an individual when the incident occurred. As individuals may self-harm more than once during the
year, they may appear in more than one age group, so the figures in the age groups may not sum to the total.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to
the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 5: Self-harm incidents by time in current prison, (1),(2) England and Wales
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
19,694
427
695
1,396
3,697
4,750
2,969
1,794
1,797
2,169
23,781
407
732
1,574
4,111
5,796
3,681
2,891
2,673
1,916
23,400
613
741
1,445
4,399
5,925
3,674
2,765
2,417
1,421
23,001
587
759
1,434
3,753
5,468
3,756
2,569
3,080
1,595
25,234
543
757
1,418
4,080
5,954
4,375
2,769
3,851
1,487
24,184
636
700
1,365
3,558
5,084
3,668
2,851
4,207
2,115
26,983
554
636
1,175
3,340
5,860
4,222
3,337
6,238
1,621
MALES(3)
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
9,866
338
459
809
1,754
2,142
1,303
863
932
1,266
10,421
300
453
854
1,770
2,150
1,361
1,189
1,183
1,161
11,899
458
452
815
2,190
2,737
1,600
1,248
1,318
1,081
11,593
451
456
749
1,883
2,463
1,534
1,319
1,633
1,105
12,219
426
435
727
1,912
2,582
1,804
1,369
1,863
1,101
13,707
474
392
727
1,839
2,658
1,884
1,675
2,668
1,390
14,350
448
333
559
1420
2,378
1,945
2,068
4073
1126
FEMALES(3)
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
9,828
89
236
587
1,943
2,608
1,666
931
865
903
13,360
107
279
720
2,341
3,646
2,320
1,702
1,490
755
11,501
155
289
630
2,209
3,188
2,074
1,517
1,099
340
11,408
136
303
685
1,870
3,005
2,222
1,250
1,447
490
13,015
117
322
691
2,168
3,372
2,571
1,400
1,988
386
10,477
162
308
638
1,719
2,426
1,784
1,176
1,539
725
12,633
106
303
616
1920
3482
2277
1269
2165
495
MALES AND FEMALES
All
On day of arrival
1st or 2nd full day(3)
3 days to 7 days
8 days to 30 days
31 days to 3 months
3 months to 6 months
6 months to 1 year
Over 1 year
Unknown
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therfore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when
comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are
shown to the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 6: Self-harm incidents by type of custody, England and Wales
Data used in this table are being reviewed to ensure categories are consistent with other Safety in Custody tables.
A revised set of tables will be issued in due course.
Table 7: Self-harm incidents by ethnicity,(1),(2),(3) England and Wales
Ethnicity
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Ethnicities
Asian
Black
Mixed
White
Other
Not stated
Unknown
19,694
378
573
279
16,005
69
56
2,334
23,781
449
665
300
20,162
70
60
2,075
23,400
674
616
354
19,918
50
49
1,739
23,001
668
656
365
18,994
71
339
1,908
25,234
614
728
596
21,226
105
230
1,735
24,184
537
660
387
19,978
139
46
2,437
26,983
453
750
603
22,594
107
20
2,456
MALES(4)
All Ethnicities
Asian
Black
Mixed
White
Other
Not stated
Unknown
9,866
352
372
170
7,452
59
35
1,426
10,421
395
387
151
8,071
56
54
1,307
11,899
648
427
182
9,219
43
42
1,338
11,593
575
452
223
8,865
60
44
1,374
12,219
429
505
234
9,607
93
33
1,318
13,707
438
453
217
10,853
124
26
1,596
14,350
369
518
318
11,208
98
13
1,826
FEMALES(4)
All Ethnicities
Asian
Black
Mixed
White
Other
Not stated
Unknown
9,828
26
201
109
8,553
10
21
908
13,360
54
278
149
12,091
14
6
768
11,501
26
189
172
10,699
7
7
401
11,408
93
204
142
10,129
11
295
534
13,015
185
223
362
11,619
12
197
417
10,477
99
207
170
9,125
15
20
841
12,633
84
232
285
11,386
9
7
630
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when
comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Ethnicity is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
4) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns
but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are
shown to the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 8: Self-harm incidents by nationality type,(1),(2),(3) England and Wales
Nationality Type
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Non EEA Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
19,694
356
598
16,227
2,513
23,781
376
588
20,578
2,239
23,400
401
801
20,183
2,015
23,001
690
793
19,403
2,115
25,234
420
829
22,014
1,971
24,184
581
850
20,208
2,545
26,983
673
840
23,151
2,319
MALES(4)
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
9,866
304
527
7,467
1,568
10,421
311
524
8,155
1,431
11,899
318
724
9,350
1,507
11,593
423
701
8,961
1,508
12,219
358
682
9,686
1,493
13,707
448
672
10,890
1,697
14,350
539
662
11423
1726
FEMALES(4)
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
9,828
52
71
8,760
945
13,360
65
64
12,423
808
11,501
83
77
10,833
508
11,408
267
92
10,442
607
13,015
62
147
12,328
478
10,477
133
178
9,318
848
12,633
134
178
11728
593
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm
improved throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly
comparable with later figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. Nor is it
possible to identify every individual who self harms. In prison custody, however, such incidents are more likely to be
detected and self harming individuals identified. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures
shown here with those from other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Nationality is based on self reporting by prisoners and is not independently verified.
4) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were misclassified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns
but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last
whole number, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 9: Individuals self-harming by nationality type,(1),(2),(3) England and Wales
Nationality type
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
5,384
124
348
4,698
214
5,761
151
348
5,084
178
5,904
178
418
5,159
149
6,112
199
436
5,312
165
6,458
194
429
5,617
218
6,450
207
403
5,352
488
6,639
265
357
5,438
579
MALES
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Non EEA Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
4,038
96
314
3447
181
4,288
125
311
3704
148
4,506
149
370
3870
117
4,695
170
384
4009
132
4,954
166
372
4234
182
5,126
190
346
4190
400
5,406
243
322
4334
507
FEMALES
All Nationality Types
EEA Foreign National
Non EEA Foreign National
UK National
Unknown
1,346
28
34
1251
33
1,473
26
37
1380
30
1,398
29
48
1289
32
1,417
29
52
1303
33
1,504
28
57
1383
36
1,324
17
57
1162
88
1,233
22
35
1104
72
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised.
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. Nor is it possible to
identify every individual who self harms. In prison custody, however, such incidents are more likely to be
detected and self harming individuals identified. Care needs to be taken when comparing figures shown here with those from
other sources where data may be less complete.
3) Nationality is based on self reporting by prisoners and is not independently verified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but
the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last whole
number, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 10: Self-harm incidents by location, (1),(2) England and Wales
Type of location(3)
2004(r)
2005(r)
2006(r)
2007(r)
2008(r)
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All Locations
Court
Detox unit
Escort vehicle
Health care
Induction
Normal
Segregation
Vulnerable Prisoners Unit
Other(4)
19,694
264
306
52
3,343
304
11,791
1,754
1,070
810
23,781
278
380
33
4,262
395
14,064
2,254
1,188
927
23,400
446
401
48
3,534
444
13,911
2,420
1,063
1,133
23,001
430
362
40
3,166
513
13,593
2,072
1,065
1,760
25,234
420
398
47
3,201
397
16,155
2,037
1,223
1,356
24,184
469
355
46
3,429
300
15,178
1,949
1,470
988
26,983
461
258
51
4,528
329
17,026
2,012
1,615
703
MALES(5)
All Locations
Court
Detox unit
Escort vehicle
Health care
Induction
Normal
Segregation
Vulnerable Prisoners Unit
Other(4)
9,866
215
82
41
1487
141
5407
1042
934
517
10,421
215
187
23
1638
188
5569
965
1101
535
11,899
348
174
35
1905
252
6398
1103
1044
640
11,593
341
178
32
1386
262
6562
1083
1044
705
12,219
339
179
34
1198
280
7110
1027
1201
851
13,707
384
190
34
1408
252
8128
1153
1457
701
14,350
393
174
43
1215
234
9110
1098
1599
484
FEMALES(5)
All Locations
Court
Detox unit
Escort vehicle
Health care
Induction
Normal
Segregation
Vulnerable Prisoners Unit
Other(4)
9,828
49
224
11
1856
163
6384
712
136
293
13,360
63
193
10
2624
207
8495
1289
87
392
11,501
98
227
13
1629
192
7513
1317
19
493
11,408
89
184
8
1780
251
7031
989
21
1055
13,015
81
219
13
2003
117
9045
1010
22
505
10,477
85
165
12
2021
48
7050
796
13
287
12,633
68
84
8
3313
95
7916
914
16
219
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
(2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when
comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) The use and preferred names for some locations such as segregation unit (now care and separation unit) has changed
over the years. Such changes may cause changes in local reporting practices so care is needed when interpreting changes
over time.
4) 'Other' generally refers to locations elsewhere in the prison, as well as a small number of incidents difficult to classify on the
information provided.
5) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are
shown to the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 11: Self-harm incidents by type of hospital attendances,(1),(2),(3) England and Wales
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
MALES AND FEMALES
All hospital attendances
A&E
In-patient(Over 24 hours)
In-patient (Overnight only)
Life support
1,093
960
77
51
5
1,219
1,068
90
52
9
1,214
1,066
95
52
1
1,291
1,171
67
47
6
1,290
1,142
86
51
11
1,303
1,174
75
49
5
1,365
1,256
64
41
4
MALES(4)
Attendances at hospital
A&E
In-patient(Over 24 hours)
In-patient (Overnight only)
Life support
870
752
70
44
4
985
850
80
46
9
1,001
868
84
48
1
1,105
997
62
40
6
1,083
952
76
45
10
1,130
1,011
68
46
5
1,193
1,090
60
39
4
FEMALES(4)
Attendances at hospital
A&E
In-patient(Over 24 hours)
In-patient (Overnight only)
Life support
223
208
7
7
1
234
218
10
6
0
213
198
11
4
0
186
174
5
7
0
207
190
10
6
1
173
163
7
3
0
172
166
4
2
0
r) = revised
1) A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result recording of self harm improved
throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been included as they are not directly comparable with later
figures.
2) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In prison custody,
however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken when
comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
3) This table shows hospital attendances arising immediately from self harm incidents. It does not include any subsequent
hospital visits for any further treatment. Figures are taken from administrative systems and have not been clinically confirmed
so should be interpreted with caution.
4) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were mis-classified.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but
the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown
to the last whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 12: Frequency of self-harm - Numbers of self-harm incidents
for each individual self-harming,(1), (2) England and Wales
Number of incidents
2009
2010
MALES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Over 20
5,126
3,247
769
350
212
121
97
62
65
26
26
16
21
16
8
9
4
10
6
5
8
48
5,406
3,346
916
372
203
137
74
57
50
31
25
24
23
15
18
11
9
10
11
5
9
60
FEMALES(3)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Over 20
1,324
578
203
90
73
62
28
28
28
17
16
18
10
19
7
7
11
9
4
6
8
102
1,233
518
201
90
61
52
38
31
19
26
18
6
8
13
8
7
4
6
4
1
2
120
(3)
1) Most prisoners do not self-harm while in prison custody. Of those that do, 60% of males and
over 40% of females will self-harm just once.
2) In a small number of self-harm incidents (7% in 2010) details of prisoners are not recorded,
so the total number of self-harm incidents represented in this table is lower than the total
number of incidents during each year.
3) Pre-2009 data are not available.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when
processing and analysing the returns but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies
inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last whole
number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 13: Self-harm incidents by establishment, England and Wales
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009(r)
2010
19,694
23,781
47
79
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
*
*
168
123
239
172
7
9
83
116
123
117
123
91
97
210
See Hewell Cluster
19
12
23
73
156
190
70
88
See Hewell Cluster
274
831
1,082
597
37
50
1,065
1,584
*
*
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
12
12
99
74
89
92
12
26
71
98
163
197
34
46
59
104
370
336
62
38
100
174
40
34
71
362
23
44
417
374
1,250
2,599
207
13
See Sheppey
9
16
65
107
18
12
161
144
9
257
200
614
774
106
182
55
143
55
51
11
14
217
232
87
115
17
13
23,400
102
23,001
52
25,234
115
24,184
107
26,983
113
*
219
224
346
152
76
604
*
215
142
16
265
159
89
530
*
254
106
11
265
135
85
448
*
290
129
21
0
231
168
60
413
*
549
69
17
1
133
164
65
365
16
102
102
25
18
86
164
55
24
87
149
37
0
18
77
79
64
0
14
48
131
159
1,165
43
42
320
*
1,744
23
81
7
*
1,521
25
122
7
*
1,303
10
271
25
1
2,917
50
157
26
56
15
96
106
51
137
144
67
131
276
54
210
56
282
22
274
2,147
17
11
27
68
32
132
216
53
99
272
55
156
42
255
56
216
2,015
23
22
14
64
39
110
6
55
32
138
408
70
127
43
309
45
196
2,589
24
21
22
92
83
142
22
90
62
89
461
84
303
52
466
114
254
2
1,261
37
13
24
136
71
142
38
73
31
125
458
51
443
40
393
133
260
1
1,439
24
7
28
85
28
126
333
614
223
82
56
19
149
83
7
38
25
41
56
43
221
317
1,168
343
109
43
51
249
90
14
83
54
46
121
51
210
258
936
442
155
60
24
231
97
16
71
55
52
78
20
189
1
241
917
568
101
85
20
214
172
74
47
49
43
58
59
274
2
252
759
501
67
65
72
173
130
28
36
2004
All Prisons(1),(2)
Acklington
Albany
Aldington
Altcourse
Ashfield
Ashwell
Askham Grange
Aylesbury
Bedford
Belmarsh
Birmingham
Blakenhurst
Blantyre House
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Brockhill
Bronzefield
Buckley Hall
Bullingdon
Bullwood Hall
Bure
Camp Hill
Canterbury
Cardiff
Castington
Channings Wood
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Dartmoor
Deerbolt
Doncaster
Dorchester
Dovegate
Dover
Downview
Drake Hall
Durham
East Sutton Park
Eastwood Park
Edmunds Hill
Elmley
Erlestoke
Everthorpe
Exeter
Featherstone
Feltham
Ford
Forest Bank
Foston Hall
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Gartree
Glen Parva
Gloucester
Grendon / Spring Hill
Guys Marsh
Haslar
Haverigg
Hewell Cluster
Hewell Grange
High Down
Highpoint
Hindley
Hollesley Bay
Holloway
Holme House
Hull
Huntercombe
IOW: Albany
IOW: Camp Hill
IOW: Parkhurst
Isis
Kennet
Kingston
Kirkham
Kirklevington
Lancaster
Lancaster Farms
Latchmere House
Leeds
Leicester
Lewes
Leyhill
Lincoln
Lindholme
Littlehey
Liverpool
Long Lartin
Low Newton
Lowdham Grange
Maidstone
Manchester
Moorland
Moorland Open (Hatfield)
Morton Hall
Mount
New Hall
North Sea Camp
Northallerton
Norwich
Nottingham
Onley
Parc
Parkhurst
Pentonville
Peterborough
Portland
Preston
Pucklechurch
Ranby
Reading
Risley
Rochester
Rye Hill
Send
Sheppey: Elmley
Sheppey: Standford Hill
Sheppey: Swaleside
Shepton Mallet
Shrewsbury
Spring Hill
6
12
797
430
See Hewell Cluster
193
118
33
30
46
156
1,184
1,402
96
65
178
208
73
69
94
37
26
31
140
85
*
*
*
*
11
15
15
92
389
223
141
138
181
135
167
141
14
18
139
128
339
280
12
15
800
1,129
16
19
13
27
257
238
100
149
50
49
26
31
1,125
1,065
60
16
291
345
135
101
87
88
251
368
See Isle of Wight (IOW)
104
241
*
973
123
110
112
126
Site used for Ashfield
7
8
39
60
31
47
58
18
147
198
78
97
83
138
35
13
6
67
65
See Grendon/Spring Hill
430
36
211
9
44
147
2
121
140
3
95
192
204
71
71
1,475
109
124
67
19
15
160
*
*
16
6
153
150
174
124
166
36
166
177
14
746
30
41
259
124
81
20
1,266
35
510
162
102
285
154
60
41
1,108
88
143
86
37
42
149
*
3
17
7
21
146
155
79
219
57
117
132
94
985
42
29
275
152
60
29
1,196
30
264
195
160
189
140
114
81
7
1,839
110
115
95
83
63
165
*
3
11
92
96
121
190
59
102
247
128
838
71
63
169
109
86
23
1,083
37
207
214
151
283
120
86
83
1
1,771
66
125
128
70
30
200
*
11
16
1
1
1
23
0
102
98
89
3
186
53
85
194
180
597
13
69
262
94
1
104
32
796
1
22
272
159
174
433
187
73
49
1
1,671
128
139
57
102
49
231
1
6
4
0
0
1
18
0
119
137
146
4
164
30
158
159
134
418
90
68
152
168
0
87
54
978
0
27
356
177
116
387
295
1,329
161
239
205
1,247
174
241
223
1,609
80
225
183
1,848
126
269
224
3,024
78
275
30
45
41
50
85
200
93
36
13
60
44
38
40
47
86
159
95
85
7
82
82
24
39
99
107
233
102
66
52
85
37
39
131
187
309
96
1
57
4
48
57
24
37
119
236
268
86
1
44
1
86
Stafford
Standford Hill
Stocken
Stoke Heath
Styal
Sudbury
Swaleside
Swansea
Swinfen Hall
Thorn Cross
Usk\Prescoed
Verne
Wakefield
Wandsworth
Warren Hill
Wayland
Wealstun
Weare
Wellingborough
Werrington
Wetherby
Whatton
Whitemoor
Winchester
Wolds
Woodhill
Wormwood Scrubs
Wymott
ESCORT AREAS
75
See Sheppey
19
250
1,074
See Sheppey
34
107
91
194
21
30
14
28
23
15
60
8
100
261
6
81
127
11
295
82
68
99
75
60
62
37
192
1,417
-
29
217
1,581
-
48
227
1,326
-
39
325
2,117
-
93
399
1,237
3
89
267
767
0
64
97
8
151
55
14
44
35
10
11
30
67
156
153
6
124
115
90
277
65
85
187
60
18
60
33
*
46
24
34
17
131
155
16
130
126
66
448
50
130
121
142
13
32
48
*
30
12
12
70
83
83
19
189
120
99
432
84
127
120
117
80
62
52
*
84
52
34
46
37
106
20
201
127
89
422
42
147
2
1
3
102
64
42
76
63
*
170
59
126
78
119
202
15
182
142
80
484
53
309
7
1
2
58
146
32
126
59
*
161
16
223
97
153
268
20
132
141
81
520
r) Figures for 2009 have been revised, * = Not applicable - prison not open, - indicates a figure less than 6
1) Numbers less than 6 were not provided before 2009 so figures shown do not sum to the total.
2) As the numbers of self-harm incidents in each prison are relatively small, rises or falls from one year to the next are not a good
indicator of underlying trends.
Data Sources and Quality
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns but the
detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although the figures are shown to the last
whole number the figures may not be accurate to that level.
Table 14: Dates of prisons opening/closing and major re-roles of prisons, England and
Wales
Establishment(1)
Bronzefield
Winchester
Weare
Peterborough
Durham
Edmunds Hill
Buckley Hall
Onley
Swinfen Hall
Brockhill
Bullwood Hall
Kennet
Cookham Wood
Hewell Cluster
Isis
Month
April
March
January
July
June
Year
Type of change
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2010
OPENED
Changed from male and female prison to male only
CLOSED
OPENED
Changed from Cat A local and female Cat B local to male local prison only
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Changed from YOI to YOI + category C training prison
Changed from female to male prison
Changed from female to male prison
OPENED
Changed from female and 15-17 to male prison only
Hewell, Blakenhurst and Brockhill merged
OPENED
1) The list here shows years of opening/closing and major re-roles of establishments. However, prisons are constantly evolving as
new wings open and old ones close for refurbishment. Even a relatively minor change in a prison has the
potential to affect the distribution of safer custody risk for example the opening or closing of a special unit. When
intepreting statistics for particular establishments there is no substitute for knowledge of local factors likely to affect safer custody
risk.
15. Notes on Data and Methodology
1) Revisions: Figures for 2009 have been revised throughout these tables. Figures for the classification of
incidents in earlier years between male and female have also been revised to correct some
misclassifications.
2) Prison population: figures are averaged across 12 months. See Offender Management annual statistics
Table A1.2.
3) Data Sources and Quality: these figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken
when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale
recording system. Although shown to the last whole number, the figures may not be accurate to that level.
4) Counting self-harm: A new system for monitoring self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a
result recording of self harm improved throughout 2003. Numbers before 2004 have therefore not been
included as they are not directly comparable with later figures.
5) In prisons, as in the community, it is not possible to count self harm incidents with absolute accuracy. In
prison custody, however, such incidents are more likely to be detected and counted. Care needs to be taken
when comparing figures shown here with other sources where data may be less complete.
6) Figures for male and female incidents of self-harm have been revised as previously some incidents were
mis-classified. This was caused by prisons re-roling from female to male prisoners (see Table 14 Major
Prison Changes) because prisoner details are not recorded in a small proportion of self-harm incidents. In
these cases, whether the incident is recorded as male or female is determined by the prison specification.
7) It is not possible to count the number of unique individuals with absolute accuracy. Figures for 2009 have
been revised as the use of prison numbers to identify unique individuals in the previous publication
overestimated the numbers due to duplicate numbers being issued to some individuals. The revised figures
combine unique surname and date of birth to count individuals.
8) Age: Figures for individuals in each age group indicate the age of an individual when the incident occurred.
As individuals may self-harm more than once during the year, they may appear in more than one age group,
so the figures in the age groups may not sum to the total.
9) Time in current prison: '3 months' is defined as 90 days, '3 to 6 months' is defined as 91 to 182 days.
10) Ethnicity is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
11) Nationality is based on self reporting by prisoners and has not been independently validated.
12) Hospital attendance: The hospital attendances arising immediately from self harm incidents. It does not
include any subsequent hospital visits for any further treatment. Figures are taken from administrative
systems and have not been clinically confirmed so should be interpreted with caution.