# HMYOI Werrington: cost, population and staff

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# HMYOI Werrington: cost, population and staff



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





**£25m** for HMYOI Werrington in 2024-25, +7.2% on a year earlier after inflation. It cost £277,224 per prisoner in 2024-25, and held 90 people in August 2026 (76.3% 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



- £25m2024-25, cash

+11.6% on a year earlier
As of 26 March 2026
- £277,224Cost per prisoner, 2024-25

Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons: £306,492
As of 26 March 2026
- £209,876Cost per place, 2024-25

Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons: £155,325
As of 26 March 2026
- 76.3%Population as a share of uncrowded places, 2026-08

Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons: 40.3%
As of 7 September 2026
- 90 prisonersPopulation, 2026-08

Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons: 188 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




**HMYOI Werrington: 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 | £15.4m | £11.1m |
| Cash£11.1m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £14.9m | £11.0m |
| Cash£11.0m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £19.8m | £14.7m |
| Cash£14.7m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £19.8m | £15.1m |
| Cash£15.1m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £21.9m | £17.1m |
| Cash£17.1m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £21.8m | £17.9m |
| Cash£17.9m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £23.3m | £19.2m |
| Cash£19.2m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £23.9m | £21.1m |
| Cash£21.1m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £23.9m | £22.2m |
| Cash£22.2m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £25.6m | £24.8m |
| Cash£24.8m | | |






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 | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) |
| Where | Staffordshire Moorlands, England |
| Overall cost, 2024-25 | £25m |
| Cost per prisoner, 2024-25 | £277,224 |
| Cost per place, 2024-25 | £209,876 |
| Population, August 2026 | 90 |
| Operational capacity | 118 |
| Staff in post (FTE) | 249 |







## 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/)
- HMYOI Werrington





### HMYOI Werrington



Male YOI young people (ages 15-17). 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 Staffordshire Moorlands.



**£25m** in 2024-25 (cash); £26m in 2025-26 prices; +11.6% on a year earlier in cash, +7.2% 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 | £17m | £18m | — | +12.6% | [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+12.6%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 | £8m | — | −3.0% | [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)£8mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier−3.0%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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost per prisonerDetails | £277,224 | £306,492 | £56,618 | 2024-25 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£306,492All prisons in England and Wales£56,618Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Cost per placeDetails | £209,876 | £155,325 | £59,026 | 2024-25 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£155,325All prisons in England and Wales£59,026Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Population as a share of uncrowded placesDetails | 76.3% | 40.3% | 101.3% | 2026-08 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons40.3%All prisons in England and Wales101.3%Period2026-08 | | | | |
| PopulationDetails | 90 prisoners | 188 prisoners | 86,843 prisoners | 2026-08 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons188 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales86,843 prisonersPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Operational capacityDetails | 118 places | 272 places | 88,937 places | 2026-08 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272 placesAll prisons in England and Wales88,937 placesPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Average populationDetails | 89 prisoners | 230 prisoners | 87,009 prisoners | 2024-25 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons230 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales87,009 prisonersPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Staff in post (public sector prisons)Details | 249 FTE | 630 FTE | 37,212 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons630 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales37,212 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |
| Prison officers in postDetails | 121 FTE | 322 FTE | 18,065 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons322 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales18,065 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |






**Cost per prisoner: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £98,605 | £85,975 | £32,510 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£85,975All prisons in England and Wales£32,510 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £99,900 | £87,910 | £35,371 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£87,910All prisons in England and Wales£35,371 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £135,468 | £113,071 | £37,543 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£113,071All prisons in England and Wales£37,543 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £137,901 | £122,159 | £41,136 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£122,159All prisons in England and Wales£41,136 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £156,577 | £144,718 | £42,670 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£144,718All prisons in England and Wales£42,670 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £203,379 | £195,527 | £48,409 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£195,527All prisons in England and Wales£48,409 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £259,669 | £253,569 | £47,434 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£253,569All prisons in England and Wales£47,434 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £332,989 | £280,533 | £51,108 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£280,533All prisons in England and Wales£51,108 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £271,064 | £275,815 | £53,801 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£275,815All prisons in England and Wales£53,801 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £277,224 | £306,492 | £56,618 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£306,492All 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: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £79,013 | £64,565 | £35,182 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£64,565All prisons in England and Wales£35,182 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £92,845 | £64,763 | £38,042 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£64,763All prisons in England and Wales£38,042 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £124,944 | £82,639 | £40,843 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£82,639All prisons in England and Wales£40,843 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £128,065 | £89,794 | £43,213 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£89,794All prisons in England and Wales£43,213 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £145,187 | £101,562 | £44,640 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£101,562All prisons in England and Wales£44,640 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £151,672 | £107,595 | £48,162 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£107,595All prisons in England and Wales£48,162 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £162,477 | £121,948 | £46,696 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£121,948All prisons in England and Wales£46,696 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £178,958 | £129,422 | £51,724 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£129,422All prisons in England and Wales£51,724 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £188,175 | £137,587 | £56,987 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£137,587All prisons in England and Wales£56,987 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £209,876 | £155,325 | £59,026 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons£155,325All 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: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 73.7% | 47.5% | 103.5% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons47.5%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 75.4% | 47.5% | 104.4% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons47.5%All prisons in England and Wales104.4% | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 75.4% | 46.3% | 105.1% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons46.3%All prisons in England and Wales105.1% | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 66.1% | 43.0% | 102.8% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons43.0%All prisons in England and Wales102.8% | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 61.0% | 41.5% | 103.0% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons41.5%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 66.1% | 44.6% | 102.1% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons44.6%All prisons in England and Wales102.1% | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 72.0% | 47.5% | 103.0% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons47.5%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 71.2% | 47.0% | 103.5% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons47.0%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 72.9% | 42.0% | 102.3% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons42.0%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 68.6% | 40.8% | 102.3% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons40.8%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 68.6% | 42.4% | 102.2% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons42.4%All prisons in England and Wales102.2% | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 76.3% | 44.3% | 101.3% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons44.3%All prisons in England and Wales101.3% | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 76.3% | 44.5% | 101.7% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons44.5%All prisons in England and Wales101.7% | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 71.2% | 40.4% | 102.0% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons40.4%All prisons in England and Wales102.0% | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 72.0% | 38.0% | 101.8% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons38.0%All prisons in England and Wales101.8% | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 72.9% | 35.6% | 99.9% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons35.6%All prisons in England and Wales99.9% | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 68.6% | 37.6% | 100.3% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons37.6%All prisons in England and Wales100.3% | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 72.9% | 39.3% | 100.1% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons39.3%All prisons in England and Wales100.1% | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 79.7% | 41.6% | 100.7% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons41.6%All prisons in England and Wales100.7% | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 76.3% | 40.3% | 101.3% |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons40.3%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: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 87 | 214 | 86,463 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons214All prisons in England and Wales86,463 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 89 | 214 | 87,199 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons214All prisons in England and Wales87,199 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 89 | 209 | 87,919 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons209All prisons in England and Wales87,919 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 78 | 194 | 88,084 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons194All prisons in England and Wales88,084 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 72 | 187 | 88,103 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons187All prisons in England and Wales88,103 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 78 | 201 | 87,334 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons201All prisons in England and Wales87,334 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 85 | 207 | 87,966 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons207All prisons in England and Wales87,966 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 84 | 205 | 88,273 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons205All prisons in England and Wales88,273 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 86 | 183 | 87,336 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons183All prisons in England and Wales87,336 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 81 | 178 | 87,413 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons178All prisons in England and Wales87,413 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 81 | 185 | 87,332 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons185All prisons in England and Wales87,332 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 90 | 193 | 86,596 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons193All prisons in England and Wales86,596 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 90 | 194 | 87,212 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons194All prisons in England and Wales87,212 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 84 | 176 | 87,367 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons176All prisons in England and Wales87,367 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 85 | 177 | 87,292 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons177All prisons in England and Wales87,292 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 86 | 166 | 85,704 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons166All prisons in England and Wales85,704 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 81 | 175 | 85,992 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons175All prisons in England and Wales85,992 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 86 | 183 | 85,761 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons183All prisons in England and Wales85,761 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 94 | 194 | 86,267 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons194All prisons in England and Wales86,267 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 90 | 188 | 86,843 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons188All 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: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 118 | 349 | 88,662 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons349All prisons in England and Wales88,662 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 118 | 349 | 88,635 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons349All prisons in England and Wales88,635 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 118 | 346 | 88,925 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons346All prisons in England and Wales88,925 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 118 | 346 | 89,228 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons346All prisons in England and Wales89,228 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 118 | 346 | 89,551 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons346All prisons in England and Wales89,551 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 118 | 406 | 89,573 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,573 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 118 | 394 | 89,373 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons394All prisons in England and Wales89,373 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 118 | 394 | 89,627 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons394All prisons in England and Wales89,627 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 118 | 394 | 89,437 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons394All prisons in England and Wales89,437 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 118 | 406 | 89,311 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,311 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 118 | 406 | 89,334 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,334 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 118 | 406 | 89,464 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,464 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 118 | 406 | 89,671 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,671 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 118 | 406 | 89,792 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons406All prisons in England and Wales89,792 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 118 | 272 | 89,795 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All prisons in England and Wales89,795 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 118 | 272 | 89,765 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All prisons in England and Wales89,765 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 118 | 272 | 89,662 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All prisons in England and Wales89,662 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 118 | 272 | 89,120 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All prisons in England and Wales89,120 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 118 | 272 | 88,895 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All prisons in England and Wales88,895 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 118 | 272 | 88,937 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons272All 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: HMYOI Werrington and comparisons**








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




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 113 | 546 | 84,705 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons546All prisons in England and Wales84,705 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 110 | 526 | 84,750 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons526All prisons in England and Wales84,750 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 109 | 522 | 84,710 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons522All prisons in England and Wales84,710 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 110 | 525 | 82,751 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons525All prisons in England and Wales82,751 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 109 | 501 | 82,890 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons501All prisons in England and Wales82,890 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 88 | 378 | 78,959 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons378All prisons in England and Wales78,959 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 74 | 313 | 79,113 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons313All prisons in England and Wales79,113 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 63 | 300 | 81,822 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons300All prisons in England and Wales81,822 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 82 | 321 | 87,129 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons321All prisons in England and Wales87,129 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 89 | 230 | 87,009 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons230All 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): HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 203 | 541 | 30,288 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons541All prisons in England and Wales30,288 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 209 | 547 | 30,690 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons547All prisons in England and Wales30,690 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 212 | 544 | 31,261 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons544All prisons in England and Wales31,261 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 204 | 536 | 31,817 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons536All prisons in England and Wales31,817 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 202 | 543 | 33,122 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons543All prisons in England and Wales33,122 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 218 | 580 | 34,089 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons580All prisons in England and Wales34,089 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 228 | 605 | 34,888 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons605All prisons in England and Wales34,888 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 244 | 665 | 35,453 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons665All prisons in England and Wales35,453 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 247 | 684 | 35,430 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons684All prisons in England and Wales35,430 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 251 | 679 | 35,152 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons679All prisons in England and Wales35,152 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 245 | 674 | 35,459 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons674All prisons in England and Wales35,459 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 237 | 652 | 35,062 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons652All prisons in England and Wales35,062 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 229 | 633 | 35,033 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons633All prisons in England and Wales35,033 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 233 | 634 | 35,369 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons634All prisons in England and Wales35,369 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 232 | 622 | 35,125 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons622All prisons in England and Wales35,125 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 232 | 631 | 34,861 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons631All prisons in England and Wales34,861 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 239 | 654 | 35,315 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons654All prisons in England and Wales35,315 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 237 | 650 | 35,507 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons650All prisons in England and Wales35,507 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 240 | 653 | 35,777 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons653All prisons in England and Wales35,777 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 232 | 637 | 35,390 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons637All prisons in England and Wales35,390 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 244 | 649 | 35,361 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons649All prisons in England and Wales35,361 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 236 | 640 | 35,036 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons640All prisons in England and Wales35,036 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 226 | 630 | 35,165 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons630All prisons in England and Wales35,165 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 225 | 641 | 35,303 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons641All prisons in England and Wales35,303 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 226 | 652 | 36,398 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons652All prisons in England and Wales36,398 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 228 | 667 | 36,757 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons667All prisons in England and Wales36,757 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 250 | 718 | 37,594 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons718All prisons in England and Wales37,594 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 258 | 726 | 37,950 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons726All prisons in England and Wales37,950 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 261 | 723 | 38,628 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons723All prisons in England and Wales38,628 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 250 | 713 | 38,560 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons713All prisons in England and Wales38,560 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 250 | 709 | 38,718 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons709All prisons in England and Wales38,718 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 252 | 696 | 38,158 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons696All prisons in England and Wales38,158 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 248 | 681 | 37,795 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons681All prisons in England and Wales37,795 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 240 | 651 | 37,693 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons651All prisons in England and Wales37,693 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 248 | 656 | 37,465 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons656All prisons in England and Wales37,465 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 244 | 637 | 36,974 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons637All prisons in England and Wales36,974 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 240 | 638 | 36,977 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons638All prisons in England and Wales36,977 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 249 | 630 | 37,212 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons630All 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: HMYOI Werrington 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 | HMYOI Werrington | Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 108 | 305 | 14,509 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons305All prisons in England and Wales14,509 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 111 | 313 | 14,930 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons313All prisons in England and Wales14,930 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 108 | 304 | 15,527 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons304All prisons in England and Wales15,527 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 104 | 293 | 16,188 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons293All prisons in England and Wales16,188 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 106 | 287 | 17,222 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons287All prisons in England and Wales17,222 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 105 | 294 | 17,776 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons294All prisons in England and Wales17,776 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 118 | 318 | 18,395 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons318All prisons in England and Wales18,395 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 135 | 375 | 18,819 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons375All prisons in England and Wales18,819 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 137 | 388 | 18,670 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons388All prisons in England and Wales18,670 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 131 | 379 | 18,291 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons379All prisons in England and Wales18,291 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 131 | 378 | 18,422 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons378All prisons in England and Wales18,422 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 125 | 362 | 18,038 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons362All prisons in England and Wales18,038 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 115 | 340 | 17,881 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons340All prisons in England and Wales17,881 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 119 | 345 | 18,156 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons345All prisons in England and Wales18,156 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 119 | 343 | 17,852 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons343All prisons in England and Wales17,852 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 112 | 322 | 17,576 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons322All prisons in England and Wales17,576 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 116 | 337 | 17,933 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons337All prisons in England and Wales17,933 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 120 | 343 | 18,062 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons343All prisons in England and Wales18,062 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 124 | 345 | 18,380 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons345All prisons in England and Wales18,380 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 120 | 333 | 18,091 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons333All prisons in England and Wales18,091 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 129 | 343 | 17,926 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons343All prisons in England and Wales17,926 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 121 | 353 | 17,686 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons353All prisons in England and Wales17,686 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 113 | 342 | 17,674 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons342All prisons in England and Wales17,674 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 112 | 352 | 17,722 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons352All prisons in England and Wales17,722 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 109 | 352 | 18,442 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons352All prisons in England and Wales18,442 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 107 | 354 | 18,532 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons354All prisons in England and Wales18,532 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 127 | 405 | 19,155 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons405All prisons in England and Wales19,155 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 134 | 410 | 19,350 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons410All prisons in England and Wales19,350 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 132 | 405 | 19,813 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons405All prisons in England and Wales19,813 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 127 | 392 | 19,793 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons392All prisons in England and Wales19,793 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 128 | 389 | 19,735 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons389All prisons in England and Wales19,735 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 130 | 380 | 19,225 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons380All prisons in England and Wales19,225 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 126 | 372 | 18,899 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons372All prisons in England and Wales18,899 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 115 | 346 | 18,866 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons346All prisons in England and Wales18,866 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 121 | 354 | 18,718 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons354All prisons in England and Wales18,718 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 117 | 338 | 18,259 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons338All prisons in England and Wales18,259 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 114 | 338 | 18,148 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons338All prisons in England and Wales18,148 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 121 | 322 | 18,065 |
| Male YOI young people (ages 15-17) prisons322All 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 → HMYOI Werrington. 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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