DCLG DATA4NR: Offender Sentences by Type and Average Custodial Length

Offender sentences by type of sentence and average custodial length, sourced from the UK Home Office. The dataset is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It appears to be part of the Data4NR reference series.

Use Cases

• Analyze sentencing trends based on sentence type and average custodial length mentioned in the description
• Model the distribution of different sentence types based on the described categories
• Benchmark custodial sentence lengths for policy evaluation based on the described metrics

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative UK Home Office
• Dataset has a specific last updated timestamp of 2026-07-08 13:30:52.969044
• Licensed under the open OGL-UK-3.0 license

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Home Office

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:52.969044; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom (inferred from platform 'uk_data' and organization 'Home Office')