FOI 101855
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 101855
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23rd July 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
I would be most grateful if you could please assist with the following queries:
- As part of its enforcement of driving offences, does the force accept the submission of video evidence by members of the public to report driving offences, whether the recording device is handheld or attached to a vehicle or rider (e.g. dash/handlebar/helmet cameras)?
If yes, for each of the past four years (2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, please provide answers for each year separately):
- How many submissions of video evidence were received by the force relating to reports of driving offences?
- How many of these reports:
- Resulted in prosecution (court action)?
- Resulted in a fixed penalty notice being issued and accepted?
- Resulted in a driver being offered an NDORS course as an alternative to prosecution/FPN?
- Resulted in a warning letter?
- Resulted in no further action being taken?
- Resulted in some other action being taken (please specify)?
Reply:-
- As part of its enforcement of driving offences, does the force accept the submission of video evidence by members of the public to report driving offences, whether the recording device is handheld or attached to a vehicle or rider (e.g. dash/handlebar/helmet cameras)?
Yes, since July 2018.
If yes, for each of the past four years (2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, please provide answers for each year separately):
- How many submissions of video evidence were received by the force relating to reports of driving offences?
2018 (July Onwards)
South Worcestershire - 164
North Worcestershire - 156
Hereford - 71
Shropshire - 297
Telford & Wrekin - 70
Out Of Force – 25
2019
South Worcestershire - 418
North Worcestershire - 398
Hereford - 162
Shropshire - 477
Telford & Wrekin – 204
Out Of Force - 91
2020
South Worcestershire - 482
North Worcestershire - 521
Hereford - 156
Shropshire - 484
Telford & Wrekin - 193
Out Of Force – 48
2021 (So Far)
South Worcestershire - 409
North Worcestershire - 434
Hereford - 115
Shropshire - 341
Telford & Wrekin - 143
Out Of Force – 18
- How many of these reports:
- Resulted in prosecution (court action)?
201 Summons To attend Court, with an additional 381 Prosecutions Currently Pending (as of July 2021).
- Resulted in a fixed penalty notice being issued and accepted?
175 Conditional Offers Finalised (3 Penalty Points & fine)
- Resulted in a driver being offered an NDORS course as an alternative to prosecution/FPN?
930 Driver Improvement/ Awareness Courses
- Resulted in a warning letter?
3232 Advisory Letters have been sent
- Resulted in no further action being taken?
391 reports listed as No Further Action taken
- Resulted in some other action being taken (please specify)?
4 Section 59 Warnings, 86 Traffic officer personal visits, 212 Road Traffic Collisions Recorded, 90 Safer Neighbourhood Team Visits made.