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Number of offences
2002 2003( 3) 2004 2005
Police force area Findings of guilt Average fine (£) Findings of guilt Average fine (£) Findings of guilt Average fine (£) Findings of guilt Average fine (£)

Avon and Somerset

9,766

133

10,633

138

10,925

154

8,688

154

Bedfordshire

3,184

169

3,524

137

3,220

143

3,334

156

Cambridgeshire

2,298

118

2,728

131

2,678

152

2,827

171

Cheshire

4,600

153

5,414

167

5,412

179

3,871

190

Cleveland

4,325

173

4,017

171

5,124

189

3,819

202

Cumbria

2,888

151

2,868

159

2,762

169

2,199

171

Derbyshire

4,736

355

4,956

367

5,557

367

5,190

376

Devon and Cornwall

6,380

132

6,635

127

6,217

134

5,241

145

Dorset

3,388

114

4,276

125

3,634

158

3,584

171

Durham

4,632

122

4,535

121

4,065

116

3,186

123

Essex

5,401

104

5,487

112

5,368

164

5,413

182

Gloucestershire

2,297

86

2,599

133

2,451

147

2,042

143

Greater Manchester

27,805

151

29,826

157

26,939

167

22,869

176

Hampshire

8,135

122

8,148

124

7,509

131

6,251

138

Hertfordshire

4,214

166

5,099

181

5,401

198

5,716

208

Humberside

3,576

132

4,460

137

4,348

150

4,136

180

Kent

7,722

192

7,485

191

8,377

197

7,050

204

Lancashire

11,107

113

13,770

141

10,011

156

10,945

169

Leicestershire

7,435

135

8,114

138

7,822

150

5,340

145

Lincolnshire

3,070

134

4,298

148

4,781

179

3,907

185

London, City of

1,333

368

1,606

334

1,125

230

1,068

198

Merseyside

8,688

167

10,756

148

10,555

137

8,757

141

Metropolitan Police

27,307

140

31,702

143

36,707

147

36,033

165

Norfolk

3,610

107

4,485

139

3,750

152

3,436

152

Northamptonshire

913

339

3,261

245

4,671

183

3,606

156

Northumbria

9,364

135

9,904

135

9,159

137

9,348

142

North Yorkshire

2,124

136

2,369

141

2,537

166

2,569

177

Nottinghamshire

6,005

156

7,730

152

7,833

188

6,299

138

South Yorkshire

10,101

137

9,965

146

8,571

125

8,484

147

Staffordshire

5,764

163

6,128

166

6,370

186

5,959

230

Suffolk

2,862

138

3,594

133

3,548

136

2,738

156

Surrey

3,158

215

2,900

221

2,604

197

2,874

195

Sussex

3,730

117

3,694

138

3,102

162

3,370

170

Thames Valley

8,334

135

9,759

158

9,208

198

7,887

206

Warwickshire

2,395

168

2,905

164

3,438

210

2,958

200

West Mercia

5,858

180

6,051

165

5,540

193

5,604

208

West Midlands

22,202

192

25,557

200

27,734

206

24,890

207

West Yorkshire

14,043

123

17,101

134

20,308

144

16,220

144

Wiltshire

3,170

286

3,022

280

2,794

200

2,814

208

Dyfed-Powys

2,293

166

2,243

172

1,650

187

1,890

184

Gwent

3,676

154

3,465

171

2,980

157

2,761

171

North Wales

3,003

150

4,542

149

4,797

154

3,331

163

South Wales

11,607

173

11,756

158

11,232

154

8,694

149

England and Wales

288,499

155

323,367

160

322,814

169

287,198

177

(1) An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2).
(2) Magistrates courts data only. Fines given at the Crown court total nationally (England and Wales) less than 10 each year.
(3) As from 1 June 2003, ‘driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks’ became a fixed penalty offence.
Notes:
1. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences may be less than complete.
2. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

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