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Motoring Offence Statistics
for Northern Ireland
1st May 2019 – 30
th April 2020
Date of Publication:
25th June 2020
Frequency:
Monthly
Issued by:
PSNI Statistics Branch
Lisnasharragh
42 Montgomery Road
Belfast
BT6 9LD
PSNI Statistics
02890 650222 Ext. 24135
From 1st May 2019 to 30th April 2020, there were
43,801 detections for motoring offences in Northern
Ireland, a decrease of 15% on the 51,522
detections recorded in the previous 12 months.
The largest offence group recorded was insurance
offences with a total of 7,291 detections. This was
a decrease of 11% on the number recorded in the
previous 12 months.
The highest speed detected by PSNI officers in the latest 12 months was 127mph, on the Moneynick Road, Randalstown.
Speeding offences accounted for 16% of all
detections, a decrease of 1,171 on the number
detected from May 2018 – April 2019.
One in five motoring offences was detected in
Belfast City District from 1st May 2019 – 30th April
2020.
There has been 2% increase in the number of drink
drug driving offences when compared with previous
12 months and an 11% increase on 5 years ago.
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Contents
1. Things you need to know about this release
2. Summary
3. Trends
4. Age and Gender
5. Offence group
6. Policing District
7. Further Information
We welcome user feedback on these statistics. This can be sent to the email address on the cover page or by
contacting us at the telephone number provided.
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Motoring offence statistics for Northern Ireland are collated and produced by statisticians seconded to the Police
Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
PSNI Official Statistics documentation is available on the Official Statistics section of the PSNI website.
Coverage
This report provides statistics on the number of motoring offences detected by police in Northern Ireland from 1st
May 2019 – 30th April 2020. It does not include any detections by the NI Road Safety Partnership. Figures
relating to such detections through the Partnership can be accessed via the following link – NI RSP.
The range of disposals covered includes those offences dealt with by means of a fixed penalty notice (FPN),
speed awareness course and referral for prosecution. Statistics Branch developed the functionality to report on
prosecution referrals in 2017, at which point the figures were validated and reported back to 2011. Quality
concerns due to the introduction of different information systems prevented any further back dating of the figures.
This report presents the most recent motoring offence statistics based on figures that were extracted on 22nd
June 2020. Referred for prosecution figures from 1st January 2018 onwards remain provisional and therefore
subject to amendment. The information is also available in tabular format in the accompanying spreadsheets on
the PSNI website.
Background information and details of the offences included in each offence grouping (Section 6) can be found in
the Motoring Offence User Guide on the PSNI website. Please note the figures refer to the number of offences
and not the number of persons detected as a person can be detected for more than one offence.
National Statistics Status
National Statistics status means that our statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and
public value, and as producers, it is our responsibility to maintain compliance with these standards.
These statistics were designated as National Statistics in March 2020 following a full assessment against the
Code of Practice.
Uses of the statistics
Uses of the statistics, based on user engagement, information requests and satisfaction survey feedback include
policy making and policy monitoring, performance monitoring, and public interest, by a range of users including
PSNI, Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs), media and academics.
More detail can be found in the Motoring Offence User Guide which can be accessed via the motoring offences
statistics web page on the PSNI website.
Related statistics
Sources of motoring offences data for other domains include An Garda Síochána - Republic of Ireland and
England and Wales. Related statistics include Injury road traffic collision statistics and NI Road Safety
Partnership statistics.
1. Things you need to know about this release
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Table 1 shows that, over the last 12 months:
The number of motoring offences detected fell by 15% to 43,801.
Non endorsable fixed penalties decreased by 20%.
Endorsable fixed penalties decreased by 12%.
Offences referred for prosecution fell by 15%.
Table 1 Number of motoring offences by disposal type, 1st May 2018 – 30th April 2020*
Number and Percentage
1st May 2018 - 30
th
April 2019 1st May 2019 - 30th
April 2020 Change over last 12 months
Number %
Endorsable Fixed Penalty 12,514 11,012 -1,502 -12
Non Endorsable Fixed Penalty 7,521 6,038 -1,483 -20
Referred for Prosecution 30,148 25,665 -4,483 -15
Speed Awareness Course 1,339 1,086 -253 -19
Total 51,522 43,801 -7,721 -15
*Figures are provisional and subject to change.
Figure 1 Comparisons of disposal types for motoring offences between 1st May 2018 – 30th April 2019 and
1st May 2019 – 30th April 2020
Note that not all detections in the most recent months will have been processed at this time, particularly those referred for
prosecution.
12,514 11,012
7,521 6,038
30,148
25,665
1,339
1,086
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
1st May 2018 - 30th April 2019 1st May 2019 - 30th April 2020
Endorsable Fixed Penalty Non Endorsable Fixed Penalty Referred for Prosecution Speed Awareness Course
2. Summary
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The number of motoring offences had been steadily decreasing over a 8 year period from a total of 79,796 recorded in 2011 to 48,418 recorded in 2019 (see figure 2).
Figure 2 Number of motoring offences by disposal type: 1st January 2011 – 31st December 2019
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
FPNs Discretionary Disposals Speed Awareness Course Referred for Prosecution
Discretionary disposals removed as an
alternative method of disposal for
dealing with traffic offences on 31st July
2016
Discretionary Disposals introduced during
2011 as an alternative method of disposal
for dealing with traffic offences
3. Trends
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Figure 3 Number of motoring offences by age: 1st May 2019 – 30th April 2020
Figure 3 shows that those aged 30-49 years old accounted for over two fifths of motoring offences detected between 1st May 2019 and 30th April 2020, followed by those aged 18-29 (35%). Almost all (99%) of the unknown ages refer to non endorsable offences, which can be issued in the absence of the offender and do not require licence details to process, for example parking offences.
Males accounted for almost 8 in 10 of all motoring offences detected between 1st May 2019 and 30th April 2020.
1,340
15,441
17,997
6,529
901 1,593
Under 18 18-29 30-49 50-69 70+ Age Unknown
4. Age and Gender
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Table 2 Number of motoring offences by gender, age band and offence group
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1st
May 2019 – 30th
April 2020*
Number
Gender Age
Total Female Male Other /
Unknown Under 18 18-29 30-49 50-69 70+ Age
Unknown
Breach of signs & signals 71 208 17 5 70 91 51 12 67 296
Careless driving 940 2,808 2 99 1,271 1,410 776 189 5 3,750
Construction & use2 207 1,562 2 81 1,007 440 176 15 52 1,771
Dangerous driving 148 1,161 2 64 653 436 138 20 0 1,311
Drink or drug driving 562 2,397 2 32 911 1,408 557 53 0 2,961
Driving licence 553 2,916 1 119 1,333 1,576 385 57 0 3,470
Driving whilst disqualified 83 854 0 82 301 465 85 4 0 937
Failing to stop / remain / report collision 500 1,988 0 97 932 946 386 124 3 2,488
Fraudulent use / declaration 23 212 2 4 74 112 29 5 13 237
Insurance 1,248 6,040 3 231 2,958 3,242 764 94 2 7,291
L & R driver3 230 1,223 5 118 690 505 129 16 0 1,458
Miscellaneous 59 560 1 36 276 250 50 6 2 620
Mobile phone 643 2,780 0 12 765 1,849 734 63 0 3,423
Non motor vehicle 1 28 1 3 16 8 3 0 0 30
Parking 627 878 67 1 105 91 39 4 1,332 1,572
Pedestrian 4 64 0 5 32 21 8 2 0 68
Seatbelt 179 675 0 11 272 384 166 20 1 854
Speeding4 2,034 5,059 1 123 2,426 2,958 1,439 147 1 7,094
Vehicle TADA5 / tampering 111 1,067 0 198 540 387 50 3 0 1,178
Vehicle test certificate 698 2,292 2 19 809 1,418 564 67 115 2,992
Total 8,921 34,772 108 1,340 15,441 17,997 6,529 901 1,593 43,801
* Figures are provisional and subject to change. 1 Please note an offence group is made up of many individual offences. For the full list of offences and groups see the motoring offences section of the PSNI website.
2 Construction & use offences include defective tyre, defective exhaust, excess noise, incorrect form of registration mark and no number plate.
3 The offence 'L or R driver exceeding 45mph limit' is included in the speeding offence group. L and R driver = Learner driver and Restricted driver
4 This does not include drivers detected for speeding through the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership.
5 Vehicle TADA = Vehicle taking and driving away
5. Offence group
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Table 2 shows that the largest offence group recorded was insurance offences with a total of 7,291
detections, accounting for 17% of all detections for motoring offences. This was a decrease of 11% on
the number recorded in the previous 12 months.
Despite a decrease of 1,171 during the most recent 12 month period, speeding offences was the second
largest offence group, accounting for 16% of the total (see table 2).
The highest speed recorded by PSNI officers in the latest 12 months was 127mph on the Moneynick
Road, Randalstown.
In the latest 12 months, the NI Road Safety Partnership detected over 6 times more speeding offences
than the PSNI (48,740).
Over half of those detected for mobile phone offences were age 30-49.
Over a fifth of all female detections were for speeding offences.
There has been 2% increase in the number of drink drug driving offences detected when compared with
the previous 12 months and an 11% increase on 5 years ago.
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Table 3 Number of motoring offences by month and offence group1, 1st May 2018 – 30th April 2020*
Number and Percentage
May 2019
Jun 2019
Jul 2019
Aug 2019
Sep 2019
Oct 2019
Nov 2019
Dec 2019
Jan 2020
Feb 2020
Mar 2020
Apr 2020
May 2019 -
Apr 2020
May 2018 -
Apr 2019
Change over last 12 months Number %
Breach of signs & signals 15 35 15 43 28 34 33 34 25 26 5 3 296 405 -109 -27
Careless driving 362 374 348 344 333 377 361 334 315 293 187 122 3,750 4,675 -925 -20
Construction & use2 129 145 132 154 110 214 192 138 148 178 124 107 1,771 1,780 -9 -1
Dangerous driving 132 124 129 141 108 116 103 107 109 83 55 104 1,311 1,758 -447 -25
Drink or drug driving 297 246 231 293 265 263 263 343 231 200 161 168 2,961 2,906 55 2
Driving licence 321 317 321 322 303 340 292 281 294 271 206 202 3,470 4,224 -754 -18
Driving whilst disqualified 96 97 91 84 87 101 76 59 83 59 53 51 937 1,126 -189 -17
Failing to stop / remain / report collision 275 249 228 281 207 212 235 275 171 150 129 76 2,488 2,901 -413 -14
Fraudulent use / declaration 25 17 26 26 21 22 25 15 19 17 9 15 237 290 -53 -18
Insurance 663 672 688 628 609 695 640 571 613 515 487 510 7,291 8,148 -857 -11
L & R driver3 121 143 145 132 97 162 145 85 107 95 92 134 1,458 1,518 -60 -4
Miscellaneous 60 64 67 73 46 51 53 49 44 41 29 43 620 687 -67 -10
Mobile phone 336 264 345 340 299 344 272 224 265 308 255 171 3,423 4,069 -646 -16
Non motor vehicle 1 6 1 1 1 4 5 5 0 0 3 3 30 29 1 3
Parking 112 96 153 100 163 243 159 124 153 130 78 61 1,572 1,773 -201 -11
Pedestrian 6 6 12 8 3 4 3 7 10 2 3 4 68 80 -12 -15
Seatbelt 70 81 121 69 51 80 85 54 63 75 56 49 854 1,081 -227 -21
Speeding4 678 517 769 597 673 772 576 332 675 613 432 460 7,094 8,265 -1,171 -14
Vehicle TADA5 / tampering 162 86 101 121 96 89 102 110 116 72 64 59 1,178 1,242 -64 -5
Vehicle test certificate 321 330 308 238 296 303 309 245 296 159 128 59 2,992 4,565 -1,573 -34
Total 4,182 3,869 4,231 3,995 3,796 4,426 3,929 3,392 3,737 3,287 2,556 2,401 43,801 51,522 -7,721 -15
* Figures are provisional and subject to change. 1 Please note an offence group is made up of many individual offences. For the full list of offences and groups see the motoring offences section of the PSNI website.
2 Construction & use offences include defective tyre, defective exhaust, excess noise, incorrect form of registration mark and no number plate.
3 The offence 'L or R driver exceeding 45mph limit' is included in the speeding offence group. L and R driver = Learner driver and Restricted driver
4 This does not include drivers detected for speeding through the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership.
5 Vehicle TADA = Vehicle taking and driving away
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Figure 4: Number of motoring offences by Policing District: 1st May 2018 – 30th April 2020
Figure 4 shows that almost one in five motoring offences was detected in Belfast City District followed by a further 15% in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district.
Mid and East Antrim was the only district to see an increase in detections when compared with previous 12 months.
10,198
4,318
2,042
4,919
7,728
4,196
3,166
4,258 4,177
2,607
3,802
111
8,636
3,132
1,570
4,305
6,447
3,404
2,656
3,491 3,409 2,930
3,760
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Belfast City Lisburn &Castlereagh City
Ards & NorthDown
Newry, Mourne& Down
Armagh City,Banbridge &
Craigavon
Mid Ulster Fermanagh &Omagh
Derry City &Strabane
Causeway Coast& Glens
Mid & EastAntrim
Antrim &Newtownabbey
Unknown
1st May 2018 - 30th Apr 2019 1st May 2019 - 30th Apr 2020
6. Policing District
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Figure 5: Rate of motoring offences per 10,000 population1 aged 16+ by Policing District: 1st May 2019 – 30th April 2020
1 Population figures sourced from Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Service (NINIS), based on mid-year population estimates for 2018.
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A User Guide providing detailed information on the motoring offences statistics is available on the PSNI website.
PSNI Official Statistics documentation is available on the Official Statistics section of the PSNI website.
Referred for prosecution
Police led prosecutions for motoring offences occur when the offence is of a serious nature and has no
corresponding fixed penalty or where multiple offences have occurred or where the alleged offender wishes to
have the matter(s) heard at court. Where an offending driver has already accumulated a number of penalty
points, to the extent that a driving disqualification is now in scope, such cases must be heard at court and will
consequently also be subject of a prosecution.
Fixed penalty notices
Fixed penalties originated as an administrative way to deal with simple parking offences without referring such
matters to the courts. Such was its success that it was identified as an efficient way to deal with minor road traffic
offences and was expanded to encompass these matters in the mid-1980s. With the introduction of penalty
points for traffic offences, the scheme was expanded to incorporate endorsable and non-endorsable offences.
Non-endorsable offences - meaning those which don’t result in points on your licence incur a fine of £30. Fines
for endorsable offences are £60 and three points. More serious offences such as driving without insurance can
incur fines of up to £200 and six points. Other fixed penalty offences include No MOT (£60) or Vehicle Excise
License (£60). Fine collection and revenue reporting are managed by the NI Courts Service.
The full list of offences and groups are published on the motoring offences section of the PSNI website.
Speed awareness courses
Speed awareness courses were introduced in Northern Ireland in 2010. Drivers, depending on the speed at
which they were detected, may be offered an opportunity to attend a speed awareness course as an alternative
to penalty points. The course which is available at eight locations throughout Northern Ireland and delivered and
managed by an appointed contractor must be attended within a period of 120 days from the date of detection.
Certain restrictions apply to who can qualify for the speed awareness course option.
Revisions
Figures for 2019 were finalised in March 2020. Figures from January 2020 onwards are currently provisional and
subject to ongoing quality assurance and minor amendment, primarily due to the time taken to process all
offences, particularly those referred for prosecution or completing a speed awareness course.
To demonstrate the scale of revisions, updated figures are provided in the table below:
Revision to January - March 2020 figures
Last Month This month Change
publication publication Number %
Endorsable Fixed Penalty 2,578 2,675 97 3.8
Non Endorsable Fixed Penalty 1,376 1,369 -7 -0.5
Referred for Prosecution 4,662 5,258 596 12.8
Speed Awareness Course 180 278 98 54.4
Total 8,796 9,580 784 8.9
7. Further Information