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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 September 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 September 2025. It was answered by Lord Hermer (Labour) on Thursday, 25 September 2025 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Public Order Offences: Arrests and Convictions

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have been (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) convicted, under (a) section 137 of the Highways Act 1980, (b) section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986, (c) section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986, (d) section 29B of the Public Order Act 1986, and (e) section 9(1) of the Public Order Act 2023, in each year since 2019.

Answer

Management information held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced that were finalised between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2025.

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

Highways Act 1980 { 137(1) }

270

445

412

728

806

435

Public Order Act 1986 { 29B(1) and 29L(3) }

6

11

15

19

31

30

Public Order Act 1986 { 4A(1) and (5) }

10,490

10,349

12,212

11,029

11,161

11,876

Public Order Act 1986 { 5(1) and (6) }

8,917

8,114

8,913

7,940

7,473

7,371

Public Order Act 2023 { 9(1) and (3) }

0

0

0

0

0

0

Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System

The figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It can be the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same complainant. The CPS does not hold data showing the final outcome or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at finalisation.

Requests for data on arrests should be directed to the Home Office as the lead government department for the police.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10453
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Arrests Convictions Public order offences
Legislation
Highways Act 1980
Public Order Act 1986
Public Order Act 2023
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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