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PUB 1275
16181
Speeding & Other Motoring Offences
2019 to 2020
I am writing to request the following data from your Police service.
1. The number of speed limit offences by speed limit for 2019 and 2020. Please provide the data for each speed limit (20 mph, 30 mph, 40 mph, 50 mph, 60 mph, 70 mph, total) and for each year separately.
2. The number of arrests made for Dangerous driving (80200) and Careless driving (80401) in 2019 and 2020, as well as Drink Driving (80302) in 2020. I have found the data for drink driving arrests in another FOI but if it is easier for you, you can include it here. Please provide the data for each offence separately for each year.
Full Disclosure
The data is correct as at 05 October 2021 for Question 1.
The data is correct as at 20 October 2021 for Question 2.
22 October 2021
N/A
Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:
Caveats:
The data is correct as at 05 October 2021 for Question 1.
The data is correct as at 20 October 2021 for Question 2.
1. The number of speed limit offences by speed limit for 2019 and 2020. Please provide the data for each speed limit (20 mph, 30 mph, 40 mph, 50 mph, 60 mph, 70 mph, total) and for each year separately.
The number of speeding offences receiving the first Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) are listed in the below table:
Count of Offences - Road Speed Limit (mph) |
2019 |
2020 |
---|---|---|
20 |
236 |
42 |
30 |
25601 |
18245 |
40 |
13299 |
7591 |
50 |
34228 |
11735 |
60 |
2402 |
538 |
70 |
4283 |
6955 |
Total |
80049 |
45106 |
2. The number of arrests made for Dangerous Driving (80200) and Careless Driving (80401) in 2019 and 2020, as well as Drink Driving (80302) in 2020. Please provide the data for each offence separately for each year.
The number of arrests for Dangerous Driving and Driving - Excess Alcohol are listed in the below table:
Reason for Arrest |
2020 |
2021 |
---|---|---|
Driving - Dangerous Driving |
270 |
273 |
Driving - Excess Alcohol |
1186 |
1067 |
You may find the below link to a previous FOI request relating to Careless Driving of interest.
The amounts paid in respect of speeding fines are held by the courts, fine income is recorded by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.