The information requested on arrests is not collected centrally.
The arrests collection held by the Home Office covers arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) only, broken down at a main offence group level, covering categories such as violence against the person and robbery. The offence of driving without a licence or insurance is not a notifiable offence and does not form a part of the arrests collection.
Available information on convictions held by the Ministry of Justice, for the offences of 'driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence' and 'using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks', from 2002-06 (latest available) are provided in the following tables. 2007 data should be available end of November 2008.
Data are available at police force area level only.
Number of offences 2002 20032 2004 2005 2006 Cambridgeshire 2,298 2,728 2,678 2,827 3,430 East of England 21,569 24,917 23,965 23,464 23,430 England and Wales 288,499 323,367 322,814 287,198 265,749 1 An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143(2) 2 As from 1 June 2003, 'driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks' became a fixed penalty offence. Notes: 1. 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. 2. 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 limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Number of offences 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Cambridgeshire 1,265 1,399 1,591 1,649 1,826 East of England 11,834 13,859 14,016 13,681 12,645 England and Wales 170,910 196,848 207,040 183,788 160,727 1 An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 87 (1) and (2) as amended. Notes: 1. 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. 2. 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 limitations are taken into account when those data are used.