Speeding offences, under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Motor Vehicles (Speed Limit on Motorways) Regulations 1973, can be dealt with by way of written warnings, court proceedings or the issuing of a fixed penalty notice.
Available information collected centrally on the Court Proceedings Database, held by the Ministry of Justice, on the number of persons given a court fine for speed limit offences within the Greater Manchester police force area and the North West region from 2003 to 2007 (latest available) is provided as follows in table 1.
Information collected centrally by the Home Office on the number of fixed penalty notices issued for speeding offences, by area, for the period 2002 to 2006 is contained in table 2. Data for 2007 are due to be published in the spring of 2009.
Formal cautions are not given for motoring offences.
Data collected centrally are available at police force area level only.
Number of offences Area Number of fines1 2003 Greater Manchester 6,265 North West Region 19,025 2004 Greater Manchester 4,745 North West Region 17,187 2005 Greater Manchester 7,220 North West Region 17,983 2006 Greater Manchester 6,699 North West Region 19,201 2007 Greater Manchester 4,521 North West Region 20,600 1 Magistrates courts data only. Fines given at the Crown Court total nationally (England and Wales) less than 10 each year. 2 Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ss. 16, 81, 84, 86, 88.& 89; Motor Vehicles (Speed Limit on Motorways) Regs. 1973; Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926—byelaws made thereunder. 3 Includes, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside police force areas. 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. 5 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. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis unit.
Number of offences Police force area 20023 20033 2004 2005 2006 Greater Manchester 35,861 44,903 43,531 59,478 60,282 North west region4 219,883 204,702 186,659 193,954 211,582 1 Only covers notices paid where there is no further action. 2 Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973. 3 Revised since original publication following amendments received from forces. 4 Includes following police force areas: Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire Note: 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 systems generated by 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. Source: Home Office Statistics.
The number of convictions, at all courts, for offences of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for the years 2003 to 2007, by area, is contained in the following table. Data provided covers both drink and drugs offences combined as volumes of prosecutions and convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs cannot be accurately established separately.
Information is available on a calendar year basis and at police force area level only. It does not identify where those convicted are resident.
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. Offences relating to drink driving are non notifiable and do not form part of the arrests collection.
Number of offences 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Greater Manchester 4,743 4,811 4,653 4,570 4,462 North west region4 12,830 13,401 12,902 12,807 12,431 1 Data provided covers summary offences of driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs (which cannot be reliably distinguished separately). 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. 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. 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. 4 Includes, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside police force areas. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis unit.