Driving Offences Committed 2017 to 2021

Keywords

Driving, Speeding, Offences, Careless, Endorsable, Mobile, Non-Arrestable.

Publication Number

PUB 1258

Publication Statement

Please note that this information is correct as at 02 August 2021 and may be subject to change.

As with all publications of information by Essex Police, please note caveats may apply regarding the accuracy of data.

Title

Driving Offences Committed 2017 to 2021

Date Range

January 2017 to March 2021

Background Information

Provides the overall annual numbers of driving offences, the numbers of speeding offences and the numbers of careless driving offences between January 2017 and March 2021.

FOI Publication

 

The number of driving offences from 2017-2021, with numbers for each year.

The total number of non-arrestable, endorsable driving offences recorded in Essex from 2017 to March 2021 is shown in the table below.

Year	Total Offences
2017	116,594
2018	110,319
2019	107,858
2020	67,987
2021 (Jan-Mar)	13,241

 

The numbers of offences relating to speeding.

The total number of non-arrestable, endorsable speeding offences recorded in Essex from 2017 to March 2021 is shown in the table below.

Year	Speeding
2017	101,539
2018	93,622
2019	89,892
2020	56,820
2021 (Jan-Mar)	10,430

 

The numbers relating to careless driving (e.g. use of mobile phone).

The total number of non-arrestable, endorsable careless driving offences recorded in Essex from 2017 to March 2021 is shown in the table below.

Year	Careless
2017	3,206
2018	3,769
2019	4,358
2020	3,831
2021 (Jan-Mar)	1,037

The total number of non-arrestable, endorsable mobile phone driving offences recorded in Essex from 2017 to March 2021 is shown in the table below.

Year	Mobile Phone
2017	2,642
2018	2,814
2019	1,881
2020	526
2021 (Jan-Mar)	136

 

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