# HMP Downview: cost, population and staff

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# HMP Downview: cost, population and staff



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£26m** for HMP Downview in 2024-25, +6.9% on a year earlier after inflation. It cost £80,705 per prisoner in 2024-25, and held 294 people in August 2026 (82.6% of its uncrowded places).



Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





## Key figures



- £26m2024-25, cash

+11.4% on a year earlier
As of 26 March 2026
- £80,705Cost per prisoner, 2024-25

Female closed prisons: £75,216
As of 26 March 2026
- £72,884Cost per place, 2024-25

Female closed prisons: £68,831
As of 26 March 2026
- 82.6%Population as a share of uncrowded places, 2026-08

Female closed prisons: 85.1%
As of 7 September 2026
- 294 prisonersPopulation, 2026-08

Female closed prisons: 819 prisoners
As of 7 September 2026




Source: [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**HMP Downview: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £6.9m | £5.0m |
| Cash£5.0m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £17.7m | £13.0m |
| Cash£13.0m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £23.6m | £17.6m |
| Cash£17.6m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £22.2m | £16.9m |
| Cash£16.9m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £21.6m | £16.9m |
| Cash£16.9m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £22.8m | £18.7m |
| Cash£18.7m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £22.4m | £18.5m |
| Cash£18.5m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £23.7m | £20.9m |
| Cash£20.9m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £25.1m | £23.3m |
| Cash£23.3m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £26.8m | £25.9m |
| Cash£25.9m | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





Source: Ministry of Justice, [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods), published 26 March 2026.





## At a glance





| What | Figure |
| --- | --- |
| Function | Female closed |
| Where | Reigate and Banstead, England |
| Overall cost, 2024-25 | £26m |
| Cost per prisoner, 2024-25 | £80,705 |
| Cost per place, 2024-25 | £72,884 |
| Population, August 2026 | 294 |
| Operational capacity | 356 |
| Staff in post (FTE) | 232 |







## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body
- Spending category
- Line or transaction not published





- United Kingdom
- England and Wales
- Ministry of Justice
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- [Prisons in England and Wales](/justice/prisons/)
- HMP Downview





### HMP Downview



Female closed. Overall resource expenditure: the prison’s own net spending plus its share of regional and national costs, as HMPPS allocates them for its cost per place figures. In Reigate and Banstead.



**£26m** in 2024-25 (cash); £27m in 2025-26 prices; +11.4% on a year earlier in cash, +6.9% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spent at the prison (direct)Details | £18m | £18m | — | +11.9% | [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£18mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+11.9%Source[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison. | | | | | | |
| Share of regional and national costsDetails | £8m | £9m | — | −3.4% | [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£9mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−3.4%Source[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods)Below thisLine or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison. | | | | | | |







Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost per prisonerDetails | £80,705 | £75,216 | £56,618 | 2024-25 |
| Female closed prisons£75,216All prisons in England and Wales£56,618Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Cost per placeDetails | £72,884 | £68,831 | £59,026 | 2024-25 |
| Female closed prisons£68,831All prisons in England and Wales£59,026Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Population as a share of uncrowded placesDetails | 82.6% | 85.1% | 101.3% | 2026-08 |
| Female closed prisons85.1%All prisons in England and Wales101.3%Period2026-08 | | | | |
| PopulationDetails | 294 prisoners | 819 prisoners | 86,843 prisoners | 2026-08 |
| Female closed prisons819 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales86,843 prisonersPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Operational capacityDetails | 356 places | 949 places | 88,937 places | 2026-08 |
| Female closed prisons949 placesAll prisons in England and Wales88,937 placesPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Average populationDetails | 322 prisoners | 880 prisoners | 87,009 prisoners | 2024-25 |
| Female closed prisons880 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales87,009 prisonersPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Staff in post (public sector prisons)Details | 232 FTE | 604 FTE | 37,212 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Female closed prisons604 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales37,212 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |
| Prison officers in postDetails | 106 FTE | 261 FTE | 18,065 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Female closed prisons261 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales18,065 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |






**Cost per prisoner: HMP Downview and comparisons**








Overall resource expenditure (the prison’s own spending plus its share of regional and national costs) divided by the average population over the financial year, cash. Public and contracted prisons are costed differently (PFI prisons include interest on capital), and prisons of different functions do different jobs, so compare a prison with others of its function.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-17Details | £57,651 | £44,708 | £35,371 |
| Female closed prisons£44,708All prisons in England and Wales£35,371 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £54,523 | £47,258 | £37,543 |
| Female closed prisons£47,258All prisons in England and Wales£37,543 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £55,675 | £48,599 | £41,136 |
| Female closed prisons£48,599All prisons in England and Wales£41,136 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £58,782 | £50,861 | £42,670 |
| Female closed prisons£50,861All prisons in England and Wales£42,670 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £84,459 | £74,236 | £48,409 |
| Female closed prisons£74,236All prisons in England and Wales£48,409 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £80,908 | £72,326 | £47,434 |
| Female closed prisons£72,326All prisons in England and Wales£47,434 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £82,141 | £75,194 | £51,108 |
| Female closed prisons£75,194All prisons in England and Wales£51,108 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £75,270 | £73,257 | £53,801 |
| Female closed prisons£73,257All prisons in England and Wales£53,801 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £80,705 | £75,216 | £56,618 |
| Female closed prisons£75,216All prisons in England and Wales£56,618 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Cost per place: HMP Downview and comparisons**








Overall resource expenditure divided by baseline certified normal accommodation (the uncrowded places the prison is certified for), cash.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-17Details | £36,626 | £38,236 | £38,042 |
| Female closed prisons£38,236All prisons in England and Wales£38,042 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £49,418 | £45,103 | £40,843 |
| Female closed prisons£45,103All prisons in England and Wales£40,843 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £45,942 | £44,500 | £43,213 |
| Female closed prisons£44,500All prisons in England and Wales£43,213 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £45,857 | £45,565 | £44,640 |
| Female closed prisons£45,565All prisons in England and Wales£44,640 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £51,614 | £52,299 | £48,162 |
| Female closed prisons£52,299All prisons in England and Wales£48,162 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £51,874 | £54,929 | £46,696 |
| Female closed prisons£54,929All prisons in England and Wales£46,696 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £58,683 | £63,171 | £51,724 |
| Female closed prisons£63,171All prisons in England and Wales£51,724 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £65,526 | £65,168 | £56,987 |
| Female closed prisons£65,168All prisons in England and Wales£56,987 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £72,884 | £68,831 | £59,026 |
| Female closed prisons£68,831All prisons in England and Wales£59,026 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Downview and comparisons**








Population divided by baseline certified normal accommodation. Above 100% the prison holds more people than it has uncrowded places for, which usually means sharing cells built for one.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 96.1% | 92.5% | 103.5% |
| Female closed prisons92.5%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 92.1% | 91.6% | 104.4% |
| Female closed prisons91.6%All prisons in England and Wales104.4% | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 95.8% | 92.9% | 105.1% |
| Female closed prisons92.9%All prisons in England and Wales105.1% | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 94.1% | 93.9% | 102.8% |
| Female closed prisons93.9%All prisons in England and Wales102.8% | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 94.7% | 93.8% | 103.0% |
| Female closed prisons93.8%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 90.7% | 93.8% | 102.1% |
| Female closed prisons93.8%All prisons in England and Wales102.1% | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 90.2% | 93.0% | 103.0% |
| Female closed prisons93.0%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 91.0% | 99.3% | 103.5% |
| Female closed prisons99.3%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 87.6% | 90.9% | 102.3% |
| Female closed prisons90.9%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 90.2% | 91.3% | 102.3% |
| Female closed prisons91.3%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 86.0% | 88.4% | 102.2% |
| Female closed prisons88.4%All prisons in England and Wales102.2% | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 84.8% | 85.8% | 101.3% |
| Female closed prisons85.8%All prisons in England and Wales101.3% | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 83.4% | 88.0% | 101.7% |
| Female closed prisons88.0%All prisons in England and Wales101.7% | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 85.1% | 87.9% | 102.0% |
| Female closed prisons87.9%All prisons in England and Wales102.0% | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 86.0% | 89.5% | 101.8% |
| Female closed prisons89.5%All prisons in England and Wales101.8% | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 86.8% | 89.2% | 99.9% |
| Female closed prisons89.2%All prisons in England and Wales99.9% | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 86.0% | 87.1% | 100.3% |
| Female closed prisons87.1%All prisons in England and Wales100.3% | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 78.7% | 82.2% | 100.1% |
| Female closed prisons82.2%All prisons in England and Wales100.1% | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 84.8% | 87.1% | 100.7% |
| Female closed prisons87.1%All prisons in England and Wales100.7% | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 82.6% | 85.1% | 101.3% |
| Female closed prisons85.1%All prisons in England and Wales101.3% | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Population: HMP Downview and comparisons**








Prisoners held on the last working Monday of the month, including those on authorised absence (monthly population bulletin).




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 342 | 890 | 86,463 |
| Female closed prisons890All prisons in England and Wales86,463 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 328 | 881 | 87,199 |
| Female closed prisons881All prisons in England and Wales87,199 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 341 | 894 | 87,919 |
| Female closed prisons894All prisons in England and Wales87,919 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 335 | 903 | 88,084 |
| Female closed prisons903All prisons in England and Wales88,084 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 337 | 902 | 88,103 |
| Female closed prisons902All prisons in England and Wales88,103 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 323 | 902 | 87,334 |
| Female closed prisons902All prisons in England and Wales87,334 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 321 | 895 | 87,966 |
| Female closed prisons895All prisons in England and Wales87,966 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 324 | 891 | 88,273 |
| Female closed prisons891All prisons in England and Wales88,273 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 312 | 874 | 87,336 |
| Female closed prisons874All prisons in England and Wales87,336 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 321 | 877 | 87,413 |
| Female closed prisons877All prisons in England and Wales87,413 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 306 | 850 | 87,332 |
| Female closed prisons850All prisons in England and Wales87,332 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 302 | 825 | 86,596 |
| Female closed prisons825All prisons in England and Wales86,596 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 297 | 846 | 87,212 |
| Female closed prisons846All prisons in England and Wales87,212 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 303 | 845 | 87,367 |
| Female closed prisons845All prisons in England and Wales87,367 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 306 | 860 | 87,292 |
| Female closed prisons860All prisons in England and Wales87,292 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 309 | 857 | 85,704 |
| Female closed prisons857All prisons in England and Wales85,704 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 306 | 838 | 85,992 |
| Female closed prisons838All prisons in England and Wales85,992 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 280 | 791 | 85,761 |
| Female closed prisons791All prisons in England and Wales85,761 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 302 | 838 | 86,267 |
| Female closed prisons838All prisons in England and Wales86,267 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 294 | 819 | 86,843 |
| Female closed prisons819All prisons in England and Wales86,843 | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Operational capacity: HMP Downview and comparisons**








The most prisoners the prison can hold taking account of control, security and its regime, set by the prison group director. For the estate, the sum of every prison’s, before the operating margin.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 356 | 951 | 88,662 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales88,662 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 356 | 951 | 88,635 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales88,635 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 356 | 951 | 88,925 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales88,925 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 356 | 951 | 89,228 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,228 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 356 | 951 | 89,551 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,551 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 356 | 951 | 89,573 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,573 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 356 | 951 | 89,373 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,373 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 356 | 951 | 89,627 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,627 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 352 | 947 | 89,437 |
| Female closed prisons947All prisons in England and Wales89,437 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 352 | 947 | 89,311 |
| Female closed prisons947All prisons in England and Wales89,311 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 352 | 937 | 89,334 |
| Female closed prisons937All prisons in England and Wales89,334 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 352 | 947 | 89,464 |
| Female closed prisons947All prisons in England and Wales89,464 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 356 | 951 | 89,671 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,671 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 356 | 951 | 89,792 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,792 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 356 | 951 | 89,795 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,795 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 356 | 951 | 89,765 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,765 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 356 | 951 | 89,662 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales89,662 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 356 | 941 | 89,120 |
| Female closed prisons941All prisons in England and Wales89,120 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 356 | 951 | 88,895 |
| Female closed prisons951All prisons in England and Wales88,895 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 356 | 949 | 88,937 |
| Female closed prisons949All prisons in England and Wales88,937 | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Average population: HMP Downview and comparisons**








The mean of the twelve month-end populations in the financial year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016-17Details | 226 | 836 | 84,750 |
| Female closed prisons836All prisons in England and Wales84,750 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 323 | 933 | 84,710 |
| Female closed prisons933All prisons in England and Wales84,710 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 304 | 906 | 82,751 |
| Female closed prisons906All prisons in England and Wales82,751 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 287 | 887 | 82,890 |
| Female closed prisons887All prisons in England and Wales82,890 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 222 | 676 | 78,959 |
| Female closed prisons676All prisons in England and Wales78,959 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 228 | 668 | 79,113 |
| Female closed prisons668All prisons in England and Wales79,113 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 254 | 722 | 81,822 |
| Female closed prisons722All prisons in England and Wales81,822 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 310 | 824 | 87,129 |
| Female closed prisons824All prisons in England and Wales87,129 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 322 | 880 | 87,009 |
| Female closed prisons880All prisons in England and Wales87,009 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Staff in post (public sector prisons): HMP Downview and comparisons**








HMPPS payroll staff in post at the establishment, full-time equivalent, at the end of each quarter. Contracted (private) prisons’ staff are not on the HMPPS payroll and are not counted.




**The numbers behind this chart**



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| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 175 | 506 | 30,288 |
| Female closed prisons506All prisons in England and Wales30,288 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 180 | 509 | 30,690 |
| Female closed prisons509All prisons in England and Wales30,690 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 190 | 519 | 31,261 |
| Female closed prisons519All prisons in England and Wales31,261 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 194 | 525 | 31,817 |
| Female closed prisons525All prisons in England and Wales31,817 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 200 | 559 | 33,122 |
| Female closed prisons559All prisons in England and Wales33,122 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 200 | 561 | 34,089 |
| Female closed prisons561All prisons in England and Wales34,089 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 213 | 569 | 34,888 |
| Female closed prisons569All prisons in England and Wales34,888 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 209 | 573 | 35,453 |
| Female closed prisons573All prisons in England and Wales35,453 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 201 | 560 | 35,430 |
| Female closed prisons560All prisons in England and Wales35,430 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 207 | 562 | 35,152 |
| Female closed prisons562All prisons in England and Wales35,152 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 216 | 570 | 35,459 |
| Female closed prisons570All prisons in England and Wales35,459 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 218 | 571 | 35,062 |
| Female closed prisons571All prisons in England and Wales35,062 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 214 | 557 | 35,033 |
| Female closed prisons557All prisons in England and Wales35,033 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 215 | 564 | 35,369 |
| Female closed prisons564All prisons in England and Wales35,369 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 221 | 575 | 35,125 |
| Female closed prisons575All prisons in England and Wales35,125 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 214 | 570 | 34,861 |
| Female closed prisons570All prisons in England and Wales34,861 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 213 | 580 | 35,315 |
| Female closed prisons580All prisons in England and Wales35,315 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 222 | 587 | 35,507 |
| Female closed prisons587All prisons in England and Wales35,507 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 231 | 600 | 35,777 |
| Female closed prisons600All prisons in England and Wales35,777 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 231 | 604 | 35,390 |
| Female closed prisons604All prisons in England and Wales35,390 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 230 | 599 | 35,361 |
| Female closed prisons599All prisons in England and Wales35,361 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 235 | 590 | 35,036 |
| Female closed prisons590All prisons in England and Wales35,036 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 235 | 603 | 35,165 |
| Female closed prisons603All prisons in England and Wales35,165 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 237 | 609 | 35,303 |
| Female closed prisons609All prisons in England and Wales35,303 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 226 | 611 | 36,398 |
| Female closed prisons611All prisons in England and Wales36,398 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 219 | 598 | 36,757 |
| Female closed prisons598All prisons in England and Wales36,757 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 224 | 606 | 37,594 |
| Female closed prisons606All prisons in England and Wales37,594 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 232 | 624 | 37,950 |
| Female closed prisons624All prisons in England and Wales37,950 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 249 | 639 | 38,628 |
| Female closed prisons639All prisons in England and Wales38,628 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 245 | 637 | 38,560 |
| Female closed prisons637All prisons in England and Wales38,560 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 245 | 647 | 38,718 |
| Female closed prisons647All prisons in England and Wales38,718 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 249 | 646 | 38,158 |
| Female closed prisons646All prisons in England and Wales38,158 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 253 | 646 | 37,795 |
| Female closed prisons646All prisons in England and Wales37,795 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 248 | 631 | 37,693 |
| Female closed prisons631All prisons in England and Wales37,693 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 244 | 630 | 37,465 |
| Female closed prisons630All prisons in England and Wales37,465 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 237 | 609 | 36,974 |
| Female closed prisons609All prisons in England and Wales36,974 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 230 | 604 | 36,977 |
| Female closed prisons604All prisons in England and Wales36,977 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 232 | 604 | 37,212 |
| Female closed prisons604All prisons in England and Wales37,212 | | | |











Figure as of 20 August 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods).





**Prison officers in post: HMP Downview and comparisons**








Band 3 and 4 prison officers (including specialists) in post, full-time equivalent, at the end of each quarter; public sector prisons only.




**The numbers behind this chart**



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| Year | HMP Downview | Female closed prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 79 | 223 | 14,509 |
| Female closed prisons223All prisons in England and Wales14,509 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 85 | 230 | 14,930 |
| Female closed prisons230All prisons in England and Wales14,930 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 95 | 235 | 15,527 |
| Female closed prisons235All prisons in England and Wales15,527 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 100 | 243 | 16,188 |
| Female closed prisons243All prisons in England and Wales16,188 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 98 | 259 | 17,222 |
| Female closed prisons259All prisons in England and Wales17,222 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 92 | 253 | 17,776 |
| Female closed prisons253All prisons in England and Wales17,776 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 107 | 265 | 18,395 |
| Female closed prisons265All prisons in England and Wales18,395 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 104 | 272 | 18,819 |
| Female closed prisons272All prisons in England and Wales18,819 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 101 | 265 | 18,670 |
| Female closed prisons265All prisons in England and Wales18,670 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 105 | 267 | 18,291 |
| Female closed prisons267All prisons in England and Wales18,291 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 105 | 259 | 18,422 |
| Female closed prisons259All prisons in England and Wales18,422 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 96 | 252 | 18,038 |
| Female closed prisons252All prisons in England and Wales18,038 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 94 | 245 | 17,881 |
| Female closed prisons245All prisons in England and Wales17,881 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 100 | 251 | 18,156 |
| Female closed prisons251All prisons in England and Wales18,156 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 102 | 250 | 17,852 |
| Female closed prisons250All prisons in England and Wales17,852 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 96 | 247 | 17,576 |
| Female closed prisons247All prisons in England and Wales17,576 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 104 | 266 | 17,933 |
| Female closed prisons266All prisons in England and Wales17,933 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 109 | 276 | 18,062 |
| Female closed prisons276All prisons in England and Wales18,062 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 115 | 283 | 18,380 |
| Female closed prisons283All prisons in England and Wales18,380 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 114 | 284 | 18,091 |
| Female closed prisons284All prisons in England and Wales18,091 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 114 | 284 | 17,926 |
| Female closed prisons284All prisons in England and Wales17,926 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 116 | 281 | 17,686 |
| Female closed prisons281All prisons in England and Wales17,686 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 118 | 288 | 17,674 |
| Female closed prisons288All prisons in England and Wales17,674 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 117 | 285 | 17,722 |
| Female closed prisons285All prisons in England and Wales17,722 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 111 | 287 | 18,442 |
| Female closed prisons287All prisons in England and Wales18,442 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 109 | 277 | 18,532 |
| Female closed prisons277All prisons in England and Wales18,532 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 107 | 280 | 19,155 |
| Female closed prisons280All prisons in England and Wales19,155 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 110 | 281 | 19,350 |
| Female closed prisons281All prisons in England and Wales19,350 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 119 | 293 | 19,813 |
| Female closed prisons293All prisons in England and Wales19,813 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 113 | 300 | 19,793 |
| Female closed prisons300All prisons in England and Wales19,793 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 115 | 306 | 19,735 |
| Female closed prisons306All prisons in England and Wales19,735 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 123 | 311 | 19,225 |
| Female closed prisons311All prisons in England and Wales19,225 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 128 | 309 | 18,899 |
| Female closed prisons309All prisons in England and Wales18,899 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 124 | 298 | 18,866 |
| Female closed prisons298All prisons in England and Wales18,866 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 118 | 287 | 18,718 |
| Female closed prisons287All prisons in England and Wales18,718 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 112 | 277 | 18,259 |
| Female closed prisons277All prisons in England and Wales18,259 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 106 | 265 | 18,148 |
| Female closed prisons265All prisons in England and Wales18,148 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 106 | 261 | 18,065 |
| Female closed prisons261All prisons in England and Wales18,065 | | | |











Figure as of 20 August 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods).




Source: Ministry of Justice, [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods), published 26 March 2026; Ministry of Justice, [Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS), published 7 September 2026; Ministry of Justice, [HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods), published 20 August 2026; HM Prison and Probation Service, [Prison information pages on GOV.UK (addresses), with each postcode’s local authority from postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory)](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales).



## What these figures do and don't show



- **Compare with prisons of the same function.** Costs per prisoner differ by what a prison does: local prisons serving courts, training prisons, high-security, open and youth establishments.
- **Overall cost includes shared costs.** HMPPS adds each prison’s share of regional and national costs (healthcare, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) to what it spends itself.
- **Contracted prisons are costed differently,** and their staff are not on the HMPPS payroll, so no staff figure is shown for them.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** A prison’s cost, crowding and staffing sit side by side; none is presented as the result of another.




Where this sits: United Kingdom → England and Wales → Ministry of Justice → HM Prison and Probation Service → Prisons in England and Wales → HMP Downview. Figures from data/services/justice.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Ministry of Justice | 26 March 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS) | Ministry of Justice | 7 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods) | Ministry of Justice | 20 August 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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