FOI Drink Driving Offences (0837-2024/25)

Request
Q1. The number of drink driving offences recorded by the force in the last three years (broken down by years between December 1st - November 31st 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24). 

Q1a) Of those, how many were charged/summons (broken down by year).

Q1b) For the last year alone (December 1 2023 - November 31 2024) - can you break down the offences by age and gender of alleged offender and area the offence took place. 

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Decision
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of drink driving related offences recorded in the timeframe specified, broken down by year (1 December – 31 November).

Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of charges in relation to drink driving offences in the timeframe specified, broken by year (1 December – 31 November).

Q3. Please see the tables below showing the number of arrests in relation to drink driving offences, broken down by age range and gender of the offender, and Safer Neighbourhood Command (SNC) area, in the period 1 December 2023 to 31 November 2024. 

*Based on Home Office Standard Age Groups

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.