FOI 409356
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 409356
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 16th May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Number of arrests made under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988. I would like the data in calendar years from 2015 until 2025.
Reply
West Mercia police hold some of the information requested.
Under Management of Policing Information Guidance data can be deleted off our systems after 6 years. We are therefore unable to confirm the accuracy or completeness of any information recorded prior to this date. Therefore, only data from 01/01/2019 can be provided.
The data below shows the number of people arrested in this time, for the offences as listed.
Arrests under Section 1 Malicious Communication Act & Section 127 Communication Act 2019-2025:
|
Offence Short Title |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Grand Total |
|
Cause to be sent by public communication network a false message to cause annoyance / inconvenience / anxiety |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Cause to be sent by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
20 |
|
Persistently make use of public communication network to cause annoyance / inconvenience / anxiety |
11 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
42 |
|
Send by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter |
27 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
16 |
1 |
124 |
|
Send communication / article of an indecent / offensive nature |
29 |
50 |
55 |
88 |
56 |
61 |
15 |
354 |
|
Send letter / communication / article conveying a threatening message |
126 |
170 |
153 |
163 |
159 |
32 |
0 |
803 |
|
Send letter / communication / article conveying false information |
7 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
49 |
|
Send letter / communication / article conveying indecent / offensive message |
37 |
38 |
41 |
45 |
44 |
41 |
13 |
259 |
|
Grand Total |
241 |
303 |
291 |
329 |
294 |
164 |
31 |
1653 |