Crown Court

The Crown Court deals with the most serious criminal offences. It is located in over 70 court centres across England and Wales, including the Central Criminal Court, more commonly known as the Old Bailey.

This court began to occasionally transfer selected judgments to The National Archives in 2024. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2024.

You can read more about this court on the Crown Court page on the HM Courts and Tribunals Service website.

Documents on Find Case Law

We currently hold 9 documents from the Crown Court, from 2020 to 2024.

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Finding older documents

Crown Court records are more likely held in local archives rather than at The National Archives.