No fewer than 4981 foreign national are in prison for violent and sexual offences, BBC confirmed.
Some media reports have highlighted a record number of foreign nationals in prison for violence and sexual offences in England and Wales.
BBC confirmed the figure, saying they are either awaiting trial or serving a sentence, for violent or sexual offences as of June 2025.
This is the highest figure since current records began in 2015, according to Ministry of Justice data published yesterday.
But the same data also shows that the number of British offenders jailed for these crimes is also at a record high, with 42,307 people behind bars.
