FOI 261/25 Road Rage
Enquiry Reference: FOI 261 -25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
For each calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, could you tell me:
The number of reported crimes which mentioned 'road rage' or 'aggressive driving' in the MO field of the crime report and the detailed crime type.
- a) The analyst conducted a search based on the MO Comments of a crime, containing either or both key terms ‘Road rage’, ‘Aggressive driving’.
ROAD RAGE/AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
2020 – 19
2021 – 34
2022 – 48
2023 – 67
2024 – 34
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Crimes which contain 'Road rage' and/or 'Aggressive Driving' in the MO comments |
Count |
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001/01 - Murder of Person aged 1year or over. |
1 |
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005/01 - Wounding with intent to do GBH |
2 |
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008/06 - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm |
17 |
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008/30 - Putting people in fear of violence |
1 |
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008/55 - Racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. Crime & Disorder Act 1998 Sec 31(1)(b) and (4) (as added to by Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Sec 39 |
9 |
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008/57 - Racially or religiously aggravated common assault or beating - Crime & Disorder Act 1998 Sec 29(1)(c) and (3) (as added to by Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Sec 39). |
1 |
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008/61 Threaten with an offensive weapon in a public place. Prevention of Crime Act 1953 Sec 1 A. |
1 |
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037/02 - Aggravated vehicle taking |
1 |
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058/00 - Other criminal damage - dwelling |
1 |
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058/00 - Other criminal damage - vehicle |
4 |
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059/11 - Threats to destroy or damage property |
3 |
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066/01 - Affray |
6 |
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105/01 - Common assault and battery |
44 |
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125/09 - Cause intentional harassment, alarm, distress |
56 |
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125/11 - Fear or provocation of violence |
32 |
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125/12 - Harassment, alarm or distress |
9 |
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125/68 - Harassment of a Person in his Home (Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 sec 42A / SOCA Police Act 2005) |
1 |
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125/82 - Racially or religiously aggravated harassment or alarm or distress. Crime & Disorder Act 1998 Sec 31(1)(c) And (4) (as added to by Anti-terrorism, Crime and Disorder Act 2001 Sec 39). |
1 |
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149/00 - Other criminal damage > £5000 - vehicle |
8 |
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195/94 - Harassment (protection from harassment etc) |
3 |
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802/00 - Aiding/abetting/causing or permitting dangerous driving |
1 |
For each calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, could you tell me:
The number of road traffic accidents recorded with a contributing factor of 'aggressive driving' (code 601)
- a) All the information regarding code 601 with contributing factors is below we only have this information recorded up to April 2024.
2020 – 24
2021 – 31
2022 – 35
2023 – 21
2024 to April - 8
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold. Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker