Available information taken from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, from 2001 to 2004 (latest available) is provided in the following tables.
Data for 2005 will be available shortly; 2006 data will be available in 2008.
Of which: Police force area Total findings of guilt Immediate custody2 Maximum fine (£) Disqualified3 Avon and Somerset 2,197 129 1,000 2,099 Bedfordshire 914 79 600 857 Cambridgeshire 813 51 2,200 742 Cheshire 1,529 96 1,500 1,429 Cleveland 887 77 2,500 824 Cumbria 761 51 750 703 Derbyshire 1,411 140 1,000 1,264 Devon and Cornwall 2,369 128 2,500 2,281 Dorset 1,150 91 2,500 1,063 Durham 1,097 86 4,000 1,029 Essex 2,456 264 1,000 2,273 Gloucestershire 865 39 1,050 813 Greater Manchester 4,715 454 2,500 4,329 Hampshire 3,464 235 1,250 3,297 Hertfordshire 1,666 94 2,000 1,600 Humberside 1,259 126 1,000 1,184 Kent 2,575 165 2,500 2,424 Lancashire 2,304 148 1,000 2,174 Leicestershire 1,546 140 2,000 1,437 Lincolnshire 877 60 1,125 836 London, City of 162 10 1,440 156 Merseyside 2,195 217 1,250 2,001 Metropolitan Police 11,260 928 4,500 10,607 Norfolk 1,143 75 3,750 1,065 Northamptonshire 399 65 2,000 375 Northumbria 2,529 217 4,000 2,297 North Yorkshire 1,066 55 3,000 1,015 Nottinghamshire 1,598 187 45,000 1,504 South Yorkshire 2,020 159 1,500 1,905 Staffordshire 1,513 136 1,200 1,431 Suffolk 920 43 1,800 854 Surrey 1,592 65 1,500 1,549 Sussex 2,358 128 1,500 2,250 Thames Valley 3,275 210 2,000 3,137 Warwickshire 880 33 2,000 846 West Mercia 1,740 91 2,000 1,610 West Midlands 4,914 471 2,000 4,475 West Yorkshire 3,220 331 1,500 2,987 Wiltshire 1,045 53 1,500 966 Dyfed-Powys 867 36 1,200 811 Gwent 1,152 76 1,500 1,051 North Wales 1,227 87 1,000 1,153 South Wales 2,812 295 1,200 2,574 1 Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 4 (1) & (2); 5 (1) and (b); 6 (4) and 7 (6). 2 Immediate Custody = Detention and Training Order, Young Offender Institution and Unsuspended sentence of imprisonment. 3 Disqualifications given as a secondary disposal. This covers cases where a disqualification from driving was given instead of a licence endorsement. This excludes cases where a defendant was disqualified under the penalty points or “totting up” system (s35 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988). S.35 R.T.O.A. data for specific offences at force area level are not sufficiently robust. 4 Statutory maximum fine (£5,000) was issued once in Nottinghamshire police force area only. Note 1: Standard Rate maximum fine is Level 5 (£5,000). Note 2: It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is underway to ensure that the magistrates courts case management system being implemented by the Ministry of Justice reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated. Note 3: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Of which: Police force area Total findings of guilt Immediate custody2 Maximum fine (£) Disqualified3 Avon and Somerset 2,401 124 1,000 2,298 Bedfordshire 955 82 750 899 Cambridgeshire 852 41 1,500 782 Cheshire 1,993 103 1,200 1,853 Cleveland 921 71 2,500 831 Cumbria 768 37 1,230 718 Derbyshire 1,465 164 4,000 1,365 Devon and Cornwall 2,441 95 2,500 2,347 Dorset 1,199 83 600 1,121 Durham 1,136 68 3,000 1,075 Essex 2,522 267 3,000 2,346 Gloucestershire 926 44 2,300 852 Greater Manchester 4,720 474 3,000 4,387 Hampshire 3,846 243 3,000 3,654 Hertfordshire 1,894 90 1,500 1,810 Humberside 1,395 113 1,000 1,314 Kent 2,745 152 2,000 2,582 Lancashire 2,599 159 2,500 2,465 Leicestershire 1,659 140 2,000 1,556 Lincolnshire 847 56 800 810 London, City of 221 12 1,440 209 Merseyside 2,293 216 3,600 2,105 Metropolitan Police 12,905 927 4,000 12,140 Norfolk 1,220 55 2,000 1,179 Northamptonshire 236 35 1,100 212 Northumbria 2,588 188 2,500 2,373 North Yorkshire 1,119 63 3,000 1,071 Nottinghamshire 1,420 129 2,500 1,324 South Yorkshire 1,945 165 3,000 1,819 Staffordshire 1,704 143 2,000 1,592 Suffolk 1,105 79 3,500 1,022 Surrey 1,614 68 4,000 1,564 Sussex 2,306 149 3,500 2,224 Thames Valley 4,317 219 2,500 4,147 Warwickshire 841 40 1,000 799 West Mercia 1,719 93 2,000 1,623 West Midlands 5,050 438 2,000 4,628 West Yorkshire 3,564 268 2,000 3,276 Wiltshire 1,005 54 1,200 938 Dyfed-Powys 927 47 1,200 856 Gwent 1,074 74 1,000 983 North Wales 1,270 71 2,000 1,165 South Wales 2,761 236 1,500 2,573 1 Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 4 (1) and (2); 5 (1) and (b); 6 (4) and 7 (6). 2 Immediate Custody = Detention and Training Order, Young Offender Institution and Unsuspended sentence of imprisonment. 3 Disqualifications given as a secondary disposal. This covers cases where a disqualification from driving was given instead of a licence endorsement. This excludes cases where a defendant was disqualified under the penalty points or “totting up” system (s35 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988). S.35 R.T.O.A. data for specific offences at force area level are not sufficiently robust. Note 1: No police force area registered the statutory maximum fine (£5,000). Note 2: Standard Rate maximum fine is Level 5 (£5,000). Note 4: It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is under way to ensure that the magistrates courts case management system being implemented by the Ministry of Justice reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated. Note 3: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Of which: Police force area Total findings of guilt Immediate custody2 Maximum fine (£) Disqualified3 Avon and Somerset 2,666 167 3,000 2,577 Bedfordshire 1,072 72 1,500 1,013 Cambridgeshire 933 56 1,500 879 Cheshire 1,905 110 1,000 1,784 Cleveland 981 61 1,000 897 Cumbria 843 37 1,000 781 Derbyshire 1,617 168 1,000 1,508 Devon and Cornwall 2,667 121 1,300 2,570 Dorset 1,264 73 2,000 1,201 Durham 1,170 77 1,500 1,101 Essex 2,622 311 2,000 2,400 Gloucestershire 890 37 650 834 Greater Manchester 4,743 437 45,000 4,444 Hampshire 3,663 234 2,500 3,513 Hertfordshire 1,904 78 1,200 1,799 Humberside 1,445 150 1,500 1,356 Kent 2,811 179 4,000 1,456 Lancashire 2,652 146 1,050 2,516 Leicestershire 1,725 143 3,000 1,618 Lincolnshire 1,111 42 1,000 1,064 London, City of 230 4 1,500 223 Merseyside 2,687 215 2,500 2,475 Metropolitan Police 12,621 922 45,000 11,910 Norfolk 1,274 59 2,000 1,216 Northamptonshire 799 65 1,500 757 Northumbria 2,747 187 2,000 2,527 North Yorkshire 1,194 51 2,000 1,139 Nottinghamshire 1,644 149 750 1,562 South Yorkshire 2,089 125 1,000 1,950 Staffordshire 1,733 141 1,000 1,633 Suffolk 1,213 66 3,000 1,099 Surrey 1,464 44 2,000 1,403 Sussex 2,430 120 2,500 2,343 Thames Valley 3,884 159 4,000 3,752 Warwickshire 918 33 800 890 West Mercia 1,797 100 2,000 1,686 West Midlands 5,233 420 2,000 4,864 West Yorkshire 3,720 260 1,500 3,449 Wiltshire 1,031 62 1,500 950 Dyfed-Powys 995 46 2,500 920 Gwent 1,149 94 3,000 1,055 North Wales 1,326 76 750 1,253 South Wales 2,840 211 1,500 2,646 1 Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 4 (1) and (2); 5 (1) and (b); 6 (4) and 7 (6). 2 Immediate Custody = Detention and Training Order, Young Offender Institution and Unsuspended sentence of imprisonment. 3 Disqualifications given as a secondary disposal. This covers cases where a disqualification from driving was given instead of a licence endorsement. This excludes cases where a defendant was disqualified under the penalty points or “totting up” system (s35 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988). S.35 R.T.O.A. data for specific offences at force area level are not sufficiently robust. 4 Statutory maximum fine (£5,000) was issued once in both Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan police force areas. Note 1: Standard Rate maximum fine is Level 5 (£5,000). Note 2: It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is under way to ensure that the magistrates courts case management system being implemented by the Ministry of Justice reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated. Note 3: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Of which: Police force area Total findings of guilt Immediate custody2 Maximum fine (£) Disqualified3 Avon and Somerset 2,692 145 1,200 2,599 Bedfordshire 1,028 65 800 984 Cambridgeshire 1,083 52 1,000 1,042 Cheshire 2,128 106 1,000 1,906 Cleveland 1,071 60 1,000 956 Cumbria 907 50 350 845 Derbyshire 1,874 143 2,000 1,748 Devon and Cornwall 2,560 120 2,000 2,440 Dorset 1,239 52 1,200 1,198 Durham 1,277 80 750 1,179 Essex 2,853 349 1,200 2,657 Gloucestershire 913 38 1,500 870 Greater Manchester 4,811 379 2,500 4,469 Hampshire 3,743 199 4,000 3,584 Hertfordshire 1,881 94 2,000 1,776 Humberside 1,623 112 1,500 1,512 Kent 3,010 155 2,500 2,824 Lancashire 2,706 125 2,000 2,570 Leicestershire 1,754 145 1,000 1,602 Lincolnshire 1,209 46 1,500 1,160 London, City of 169 5 1,500 164 Merseyside 2,849 261 4,500 2,529 Metropolitan Police 13,227 832 45,000 12,346 Norfolk 1,240 64 1,200 1,178 Northamptonshire 922 73 2,500 878 Northumbria 2,675 183 2,000 2,491 North Yorkshire 1,131 40 2,500 1,054 Nottinghamshire 1,669 111 2,000 1,568 South Yorkshire 2,224 140 1,500 2,100 Staffordshire 1,733 124 2,500 1,628 Suffolk 1,332 89 3,000 1,191 Surrey 1,425 51 2,000 1,385 Sussex 2,368 104 2,500 2,301 Thames Valley 3,539 190 4,000 3,405 Warwickshire 845 23 1,000 817 West Mercia 1,689 103 2,000 1,593 West Midlands 5,584 423 2,000 5,229 West Yorkshire 3,897 276 3,000 3,623 Wiltshire 1,024 39 1,500 949 Dyfed-Powys 986 47 2,000 919 Gwent 1,188 69 1,500 1,108 North Wales 1,349 75 1,000 1,265 South Wales 2,811 222 2,500 2,666 1 Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 4 (1) and (2); 5 (1) and (b); 6 (4) and 7 (6). 2 Immediate Custody = Detention and Training Order, Young Offender Institution and Unsuspended sentence of imprisonment. 3 Disqualifications given as a secondary disposal. This covers cases where a disqualification from driving was given instead of a licence endorsement. This excludes cases where a defendant was disqualified under the penalty points or “totting up” system (s35 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988). S.35 R.T.O.A. data for specific offences at force area level are not sufficiently robust. 4 Statutory maximum fine (£5,000) was issued once in the Metropolitan police force area only. Note 1: Standard Rate maximum fine is Level 5 (£5,000). Note 2: It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings, in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is underway to ensure that the magistrates courts case management system being implemented by the Ministry of Justice reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated. Note 3: Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.