FOI 281737
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 281737
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd October 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
Please could you provide over email the answers to the following questions, with the understanding that we are requesting statistics from your area specifically:
- Please provide a breakdown of number plate violations by type in your area by year?
- How many people were caught for missing front number plates by year?
- How many number plate violations were caught by cameras in 2022?
- How many number plate violations were caught by officers in 2022?
- How many reports of number plate cloning have there been this year?
- How many reports of number plate theft have there been this year?
Reply
- Please provide a breakdown of number plate violations by type in your area by year?
- How many people were caught for missing front number plates by year?
- How many number plate violations were caught by cameras in 2022?
- How many number plate violations were caught by officers in 2022?
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Vehicle Number Plate Offences |
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2021 |
2022 |
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VE94134 - Drive a vehicle when the registration mark fails to conform with regulations |
230 |
271 |
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VE94135 - Keep a vehicle when registration mark fails to conform with the regulations |
4 |
9 |
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VE94146 - Drive a vehicle and trailer with no registration plate - registered before 1/10/38 |
5 |
1 |
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VE94148 - Drive vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
48 |
41 |
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VE94149 - Keep vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
1 |
3 |
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VE94150 - Drive vehicle / vehicle and trailer no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
61 |
64 |
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VE94151 - Keep vehicle no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38 |
2 |
3 |
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VE94152 - Drive a vehicle with registration mark obscured / indistinguishable |
6 |
4 |
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Total |
357 |
396 |
- How many reports of number plate cloning have there been this year?
- 2022, we have cancelled 191 offences as cloned vehicles
- 01/01/2023 to 30/10/2023, we have cancelled 199 offences as cloned vehicles.
- How many reports of number plate theft have there been this year?
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Primary Full Offence Title which contain "Plate" in the incident summary |
01/01/2022 - 31/01/2022 |
01/01/2023 - 30/09/2023 |
Grand Total |
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Attempted - Theft from a motor vehicle |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Theft from a motor vehicle |
473 |
313 |
786 |
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Grand Total |
474 |
315 |
789 |
Please note that in order to answer the above question, a keyword search has been relied upon to complete this check using “plate”.