Proceedings at magistrates courts for motoring offences, by age group, in England and Wales, by police force area, for the years 2003 to 2007 (latest available) can be viewed in table 1.
Charging data are not held by the Ministry of Justice, thus proceedings at magistrates courts data have been provided in lieu.
Findings of guilt at all courts for motoring offences, by age group, in England and Wales, by police force area, for the years 2003 to 2007 (latest available) can be viewed in table 2.
It is not possible to further break down data to local authority area level as this data are not held by the Ministry of Justice, thus police force area data have been provided in lieu.
Court proceedings data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
2003 2004 2005 Police force area Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Avon and Somerset 12,849 77,009 89,858 12,280 75,233 87,513 10,601 64,307 74,908 Bedfordshire 5,119 24,840 29,959 3,643 18,500 22,143 3,750 25,271 29,021 Cambridgeshire 3,679 12,883 16,562 2,934 13,838 16,772 2,585 16,415 19,000 Cheshire 5,472 27,176 32,648 5,698 32,460 38,158 4,402 25,373 29,775 Cleveland 6,543 24,806 31,349 5,048 22,525 27,573 3,677 15,140 18,817 Cumbria 3,383 16,638 20,021 3,591 16,042 19,633 2,729 14,147 16,876 Derbyshire 4,172 29,321 33,493 4,222 28,869 33,091 3,113 24,294 27,407 Devon and Cornwall 9,778 56,585 66,363 9,145 50,057 59,202 7,247 43,773 51,020 Dorset 6,690 35,492 42,182 5,105 31,255 36,360 5,123 30,832 35,955 Durham 5,409 16,007 21,416 4,589 14,622 19,211 3,361 11,837 15,198 Essex 7,279 41,459 48,738 6,418 39,577 45,995 6,099 40,630 46,729 Gloucestershire 4,346 22,524 26,870 3,458 19,330 22,788 2,681 18,500 21,181 Greater Manchester 39,405 172,419 211,824 32,166 167,237 199,403 21,905 145,927 167,832 Hampshire 12,085 54,270 66,355 10,342 50,553 60,895 8,383 41,153 49,536 Hertfordshire 5,026 31,798 36,824 2,317 34,856 37,173 2,081 35,353 37,434 Humberside 6,653 27,476 34,129 6,741 29,076 35,817 5,279 26,083 31,362 Kent 9,904 42,651 52,555 11,732 51,853 63,585 9,163 43,175 52,338 Lancashire 14,985 70,984 85,969 11,777 55,388 67,165 12,667 56,488 69,155 Leicestershire 11,295 54,442 65,737 8,860 44,134 52,994 5,184 26,483 31,667 Lincolnshire 6,087 33,845 39,932 6,196 36,036 42,232 5,168 30,731 35,899 London, city of 940 13,002 13,942 649 17,433 18,082 572 13,112 13,684 Merseyside 14,662 46,580 61,242 14,961 48,615 63,576 10,848 38,073 48,921 Metropolitan Police District 36,698 164,851 201,549 35,343 182,289 217,632 30,952 163,297 194,249 Norfolk 5,032 22,989 28,021 4,023 19,797 23,820 3,605 18,988 22,593 Northamptonshire 4,286 23,461 27,747 5,567 27,946 33,513 3,614 22,800 26,414 Northumbria 12,168 50,995 63,163 9,464 50,421 59,885 8,961 50,026 58,987 North Yorkshire 4,169 15,674 19,843 3,879 17,617 21,496 3,283 14,535 17,818 Nottinghamshire 10,046 29,091 39,137 8,044 29,565 37,609 5,983 24,899 30,882 South Yorkshire 10,724 42,738 53,462 7,890 40,931 48,821 8,132 38,401 46,533 Staffordshire 7,283 29,739 37,022 7,067 35,722 42,789 6,465 34,364 40,829 Suffolk 6,134 28,336 34,470 5,743 31,179 36,922 4,541 26,393 30,934 Surrey 3,157 15,770 18,927 2,656 9,972 12,628 2,735 15,993 18,728 Sussex 4,925 27,881 32,806 3,260 13,540 16,800 3,402 24,233 27,635 Thames Valley 9,688 56,051 65,739 7,723 58,285 66,008 6,835 50,243 57,078 Warwickshire 3,250 16,564 19,814 3,048 18,661 21,709 2,272 15,518 17,790 West Mercia 5,776 32,814 38,590 2,957 26,318 29,275 3,282 32,483 35,765 West Midlands 32,199 150,203 182,402 26,980 155,270 182,250 20,646 137,374 158,020 West Yorkshire 21,176 94,169 115,345 25,258 137,639 162,897 16,598 115,030 131,628 Wiltshire 4,414 29,255 33,669 4,270 27,007 31,277 4,369 27,027 31,396 Dyfed Powys 3,412 19,343 22,755 2,315 15,657 17,972 2,899 15,853 18,752 Gwent 4,295 21,058 25,353 4,011 18,117 22,128 3,656 16,499 20,155 North Wales 5,535 29,787 35,322 5,129 29,443 34,572 3,653 22,687 26,340 South Wales 17,733 70,468 88,201 17,992 73,797 91,789 13,215 58,476 71,691 England and Wales 407,861 1,903,444 2,311,305 364,491 1,916,662 2,281,153 295,716 1,712,216 2,007,932
Police force area Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Avon and Somerset 9,075 54,124 63,199 6,873 44,036 50,909 Bedfordshire 3,215 23,365 26,580 2,220 18,779 20,999 Cambridgeshire 2,930 21,143 24,073 1,846 16,752 18,598 Cheshire 3,501 21,377 24,878 2,877 23,708 26,585 Cleveland 3,398 13,218 16,616 2,070 10,331 12,401 Cumbria 2,501 13,952 16,453 2,281 12,347 14,628 Derbyshire 2,421 18,412 20,833 2,170 19,105 21,275 Devon and Cornwall 7,132 40,036 47,168 5,104 29,753 34,857 Dorset 3,665 25,496 29,161 2,462 21,673 24,135 Durham 2,220 8,535 10,755 2,382 8,803 11,185 Essex 5,109 34,370 39,479 4,658 34,468 39,126 Gloucestershire 1,525 15,611 17,136 617 13,507 14,124 Greater Manchester 15,660 114,030 129,690 9,466 78,119 87,585 Hampshire 5,948 32,357 38,305 5,410 28,038 33,448 Hertfordshire 1,581 32,215 33,796 1,414 25,519 26,933 Humberside 4,572 20,463 25,035 2,978 15,285 18,263 Kent 6,886 35,033 41,919 4,250 29,124 33,374 Lancashire 9,512 53,869 63,381 7,617 45,249 52,866 Leicestershire 3,533 21,224 24,757 2,317 17,545 19,862 Lincolnshire 4,049 26,785 30,834 2,931 20,947 23,878 London, city of 421 11,064 11,485 441 14,773 15,214 Merseyside 5,281 28,147 33,428 3,848 29,442 33,290 Metropolitan Police District 25,192 148,252 173,444 20,468 133,648 154,116 Norfolk 3,442 19,654 23,096 3,041 14,994 18,035 Northamptonshire 2,772 20,497 23,269 1,436 11,856 13,292 Northumbria 7,647 43,546 51,193 5,716 37,636 43,352 North Yorkshire 2,557 11,825 14,382 2,315 12,942 15,257 Nottinghamshire 4,241 20,706 24,947 3,168 20,218 23,386 South Yorkshire 6,551 35,142 41,693 4,239 26,229 30,468 Staffordshire 4,980 28,332 33,312 3,647 25,392 29,039 Suffolk 3,221 22,646 25,867 2,393 17,855 20,248 Surrey 2,445 15,755 18,200 2,868 18,230 21,098 Sussex 3,433 23,671 27,104 2,979 23,852 26,831 Thames Valley 6,030 44,181 50,211 5,003 35,919 40,922 Warwickshire 1,875 13,165 15,040 1,577 10,370 11,947 West Mercia 2,538 32,096 34,634 3,149 26,753 29,902 West Midlands 15,281 109,199 124,480 11,579 86,076 97,655 West Yorkshire 11,508 91,545 103,053 9,733 67,620 77,353 Wiltshire 3,789 24,734 28,523 2,651 20,529 23,180 Dyfed Powys 2,259 13,620 15,879 1,898 11,438 13,336 Gwent 3,277 15,523 18,800 2,245 14,323 16,568 North Wales 3,546 24,300 27,846 2,559 17,932 20,491 South Wales 11,354 53,018 64,372 8,349 42,492 50,841 England and Wales 232,073 1,476,233 1,708,306 177,245 1,233,607 1,410,852 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 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: OCJR E&A (Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit), Ministry of Justice
2003 2004 2005 Police force area Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Avon and Somerset 7,888 45,390 53,278 7,471 45,642 53,113 6,461 37,442 43,903 Bedfordshire 2,714 14,341 17,055 2,051 9,394 11,445 1,971 14,802 16,773 Cambridgeshire 2,642 9,434 12,076 2,232 10,136 12,368 2,041 12,402 14,443 Cheshire 4,515 22,880 27,395 4,606 26,977 31,583 3,539 21,598 25,137 Cleveland 4,144 16,386 20,530 3,844 16,523 20,367 3,005 11,667 14,672 Cumbria 2,569 12,437 15,006 2,775 12,132 14,907 2,101 10,739 12,840 Derbyshire 3,368 23,291 26,659 3,442 23,394 26,836 2,551 19,907 22,458 Devon and Cornwall 5,685 34,368 40,053 5,575 30,837 36,412 4,543 27,057 31,600 Dorset 3,264 17,536 20,800 2,446 15,534 17,980 2,546 16,046 18,592 Durham 4,225 11,766 15,991 3,618 10,465 14,083 2,555 7,976 10,531 Essex 5,661 31,848 37,509 5,035 31,188 36,223 4,822 32,614 37,436 Gloucestershire 2,193 12,273 14,466 2,174 11,984 14,158 1,567 10,438 12,005 Greater Manchester 22,975 101,454 124,429 19,174 97,430 116,604 14,069 87,439 101,508 Hampshire 8,729 40,453 49,182 7,616 37,342 44,958 6,228 31,243 37,471 Hertfordshire 3,575 22,099 25,674 1,777 24,831 26,608 1,560 25,453 27,013 Humberside 5,013 20,116 25,129 5,166 20,771 25,937 4,256 18,903 23,159 Kent 6,640 30,646 37,286 7,582 35,310 42,892 6,276 31,531 37,807 Lancashire 10,081 47,358 57,439 7,689 36,112 43,801 8,034 35,487 43,521 Leicestershire 7,747 37,739 45,486 6,670 30,362 37,032 4,042 18,985 23,027 Lincolnshire 4,293 24,873 29,166 4,497 26,940 31,437 3,553 22,302 25,855 London, city of 595 7,866 8,461 339 7,860 8,199 425 10,433 10,858 Merseyside 10,488 33,539 44,027 10,274 33,923 44,197 7,919 27,663 35,582 Metropolitan Police District 26,932 115,925 142,857 27,416 136,729 164,145 24,167 123,456 147,623 Norfolk 3,445 16,970 20,415 2,958 15,213 18,171 2,571 14,849 17,420 Northamptonshire 2,776 17,100 19,876 3,706 20,166 23,872 2,313 16,472 18,785 Northumbria 8,769 36,116 44,885 7,080 37,449 44,529 6,949 37,206 44,155 North Yorkshire 2,576 9,279 11,855 2,420 10,627 13,047 2,239 9,682 11,921 Nottinghamshire 8,145 23,892 32,037 6,688 24,591 31,279 4,975 21,331 26,306 South Yorkshire 7,443 29,702 37,145 5,866 30,005 35,871 6,022 28,768 34,790 Staffordshire 5,183 20,841 26,024 5,266 24,130 29,396 4,721 23,163 27,884 Suffolk 3,319 14,348 17,667 3,278 15,663 18,941 2,679 14,717 17,396 Surrey 2,428 11,558 13,986 2,055 7,213 9,268 2,180 12,591 14,771 Sussex 3,529 18,379 21,908 2,537 8,742 11,279 2,673 18,015 20,688 Thames Valley 6,665 40,562 47,227 5,457 44,217 49,674 5,033 38,350 43,383 Warwickshire 2,333 12,600 14,933 2,514 14,849 17,363 1,892 12,686 14,578 West Mercia 4,226 23,444 27,670 2,340 18,115 20,455 2,566 24,526 27,092 West Midlands 20,651 93,245 113,896 18,301 101,760 120,061 14,035 91,532 105,567 West Yorkshire 13,404 57,970 71,374 15,457 80,990 96,447 10,434 67,913 78,347 Wiltshire 2,426 16,720 19,146 2,435 15,709 18,144 2,297 15,127 17,424 Dyfed Powys 2,283 12,701 14,984 1,612 10,504 12,116 1,970 10,580 12,550 Gwent 3,569 15,876 19,445 3,393 13,413 16,806 3,000 12,535 15,535 North Wales 3,594 20,356 23,950 3,687 21,450 25,137 2,743 17,445 20,188 South Wales 10,422 40,777 51,199 10,324 42,009 52,333 7,568 33,773 41,341 England and Wales 273,122 1,266,454 1,539,576 250,843 1,288,631 1,539,474 207,091 1,176,844 1,383,935
Police force area Under 21 21 and over Total Under 21 21 and over Total Avon and Somerset 5,941 33,549 39,490 4,545 27,524 32,069 Bedfordshire 1,858 14,563 16,421 1,458 13,143 14,601 Cambridgeshire 2,219 15,868 18,087 1,569 13,267 14,836 Cheshire 2,877 17,780 20,657 2,378 19,859 22,237 Cleveland 2,880 10,195 13,075 1,765 7,924 9,689 Cumbria 1,949 10,683 12,632 1,857 9,980 11,837 Derbyshire 2,085 15,434 17,519 1,845 16,646 18,491 Devon and Cornwall 4,553 23,943 28,496 3,618 20,582 24,200 Dorset 1,819 13,839 15,658 1,557 11,278 12,835 Durham 1,733 6,086 7,819 1,942 6,783 8,725 Essex 4,291 28,308 32,599 3,941 28,866 32,807 Gloucestershire 960 10,046 11,006 418 9,578 9,996 Greater Manchester 10,929 74,539 85,468 7,349 56,232 63,581 Hampshire 4,720 25,462 30,182 4,646 23,508 28,154 Hertfordshire 1,261 23,334 24,595 1,125 18,652 19,777 Humberside 3,779 15,893 19,672 2,500 11,638 14,138 Kent 5,336 27,635 32,971 3,642 24,370 28,012 Lancashire 6,041 33,819 39,860 5,020 30,540 35,560 Leicestershire 2,787 15,940 18,727 1,942 12,893 14,835 Lincolnshire 2,983 20,395 23,378 2,164 16,357 18,521 London, city of 271 7,038 7,309 287 8,656 8,943 Merseyside 4,113 22,491 26,604 3,126 23,286 26,412 Metropolitan Police District 20,604 118,598 139,202 17,081 110,879 127,960 Norfolk 2,519 15,344 17,863 2,191 11,584 13,775 Northamptonshire 1,763 14,669 16,432 1,317 11,217 12,534 Northumbria 6,142 33,680 39,822 4,679 29,554 34,233 North Yorkshire 1,855 8,268 10,123 1,755 9,591 11,346 Nottinghamshire 3,588 17,701 21,289 2,677 17,441 20,118 South Yorkshire 5,000 27,121 32,121 3,437 21,470 24,907 Staffordshire 3,774 20,064 23,838 2,989 18,284 21,273 Suffolk 2,137 13,184 15,321 1,787 11,884 13,671 Surrey 1,950 12,919 14,869 2,286 14,703 16,989 Sussex 2,676 18,134 20,810 2,451 18,738 21,189 Thames Valley 4,591 34,812 39,403 3,990 28,653 32,643 Warwickshire 1,590 10,747 12,337 1,347 8,516 9,863 West Mercia 2,087 24,689 26,776 2,515 20,350 22,865 West Midlands 10,516 72,523 83,039 7,920 57,784 65,704 West Yorkshire 7,337 55,512 62,849 6,323 42,448 48,771 Wiltshire 2,102 14,228 16,330 1,533 12,550 14,083 Dyfed Powys 1,545 9,066 10,611 1,416 7,833 9,249 Gwent 2,666 12,111 14,777 1,914 10,553 12,467 North Wales 2,693 18,937 21,630 1,904 13,950 15,854 South Wales 6,472 30,380 36,852 4,915 25,526 30,441 England and Wales 168,992 1,049,527 1,218,519 135,121 915,070 1,050,191 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 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: OCJR E&A (Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit), Ministry of Justice