Prison
Littlehey Prison Category and function A–D category: Not yet verified.
Predominant function (2025/26): Category C Trainer
Ministry of Justice performance classification . This describes the stated performance year, not a current A–D category or the categories of every prisoner.
Capacity and population Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
1,238 Population
1,243 Operational capacity
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
A more recent monthly snapshot has not been verified. These dated figures have been retained.
Official monthly spreadsheet · Ministry of Justice publication
Address and location HMP Littlehey
Perry
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire PE28 0SR Prison site locationView on the prisons map
Location information checked 13 September 2026.
Independent reports HM Inspectorate of Prisons reports 4 December 2023
Littlehey is a large category C training prison near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Holding more than 1,200 prisoners across a large campus, the prison’s principal purpose is to hold adult men convicted of a sexual offence. As such, the prison manages a significant amount of risk,…
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Official prison information