Bulgaria
Source: Home Office Immigration System Statistics & MoJ Offender Management Statistics (2025)
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Returns Over Time
Key Facts
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Offending profile of returned Bulgaria nationals
The Home Office publishes offence and sentence breakdowns for foreign national offenders only for the highest-volume nationalities, and Bulgaria is one of them. Offence group is the primary offence that triggered the deportation order, not everything the person was convicted of.
| Measure | Year ending June 2026 (offence and sentence breakdowns); quarterly to 2026 Q2 (community cohort) | Source table |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign national offenders returned | 208 | Ret_02c |
| Largest offence group | Drug offences 83 of 208 (40%) |
Ret_02c |
| Foreign national offenders leaving immigration detention | 201 | Det_06a |
Home Office, Immigration System Statistics year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026): Returns summary tables Ret_02c/Ret_02d and Immigration detention summary tables Det_06a/Det_06c (FNO statistics first published 21 May 2026). Community cohort: Immigration Enforcement transparency data, table FNO_08a (April to June 2026 edition). Full breakdowns by offence group and sentence length:
foreign national offenders.