Mobile phone usage while driving
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008370/W
Version Date: 08/07/2025
The Alliance Operations Department has provided the following information.
Data Source
VPFPO_Pentip Fixed penalty Notices Data
Crimes recorded on crime information system – Niche
Data Processing: Mobile Phone Usage While Driving:
COMBINED Notices January 2015 to February 2025
Excel filtered on 01/04/2023 -28/02/2025
Offence group:Handheld mobile phone/device offences
Filtered on text:
RV86019 Use a handheld mobile phone / device while driving a motor vehicle on a road - endorsable offence
RC86823 (Supervisor of provisional license holder use handheld device)
DISPOSAL TYPE: ALL
Qliksense Offence Management Report
Offence Data sheet
Offence Creation Date: 01/04/2023 -31/03/2025
Offence Code: RV86019 and Offence Code: RC86823
RC86823 was a Nil Return
Qliksense Detainee Management Report
Arrest Offence CCCJS Code: Offence Code: RV86019 and Offence Code: RC86823
Exported data and Excel filter on Arrest Date between 01/04/2023 -31/03/2025
RC86823 was a Nil Return
Caveats/Limitations
With the introduction of Niche, (15 November 2022), the vast majority of Non Notifiables offences are not recorded by way of a Crime Stats class.
Such offences may be listed as additional offences on occurrences that contain a notifiable crime stats class (where the crime will be recorded as something else, applying the Principal crime rule).
Such offences may also be listed on non-crime Occurrences.
The Offence Management report is currently the best source to identify Non Notifiables offences.
Prosecution data is not held by Performance and Analysis and should be obtained from the courts.
The Street/Road names for offences of "Mobile Phone Usage While Driving" are not available in the offence management report and cannot be matched from an alternative report as the offences are not recorded elsewhere
No crimes/Cancelled crimes are not recorded in the Offence Management Report, therefore data describes the number of recorded offences and not reported offences.
* VPFPO_Pentip Fixed penalty Notices Data is only available to 28/02/2025
Data is dependent on the recording of the correct town in the correct field.
- How many incidents were recorded in 2023/24 and 2024/25 under the code RV86019 (Use a handheld [mobile phone or handheld device] while driving)? Please break the results down by year and broad location (e.g. town)
|
Town |
2023/24 |
2024/25* |
Total |
|
Alphington |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ashburton |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Axminster |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Barnstaple |
27 |
11 |
38 |
|
Bickington |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Bideford |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
Bishopsteignton |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Bodmin |
19 |
12 |
31 |
|
Bolventor |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Braunton |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Bridgewater |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Brixham |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Brixton |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Broadwoodwidger |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Buckfastleigh |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Callington |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Camborne |
8 |
5 |
13 |
|
Carland Cross |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Chiverton |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Chudleigh |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Clyst St Mary |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cornwall |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cranbrook |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Crediton |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Crockernwell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cullompton |
11 |
10 |
21 |
|
Dawlish |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Dean Prior |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Devon |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Devoran |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Doublebois |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Drumbridges |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Ebsworthy Town |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Edgcumbe |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Exeter |
84 |
62 |
146 |
|
Exminster |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Exmouth |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
Falmouth |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
Feniton |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Fenny Bridges |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Four Lanes |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Fraddon |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Goonhavern |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Goss Moor |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Gulval Cross |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Halwell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Hayle |
19 |
6 |
25 |
|
Heathfield |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Hele |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Helston |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Holden Hill |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Honiton |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Horrabridge |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ide |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ilfracombe |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian Queens |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Innis Downs |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ivybridge |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Kenn |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Kennford |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Kingsbridge |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Kingsteignton |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Lanivet |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Launceston |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
Lee Mill |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Leigham |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Lelant |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Lifton |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Liskeard |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Lower Dean |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mabe Burnthouse |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mitchell |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Near Smithaleigh |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Newquay |
27 |
9 |
36 |
|
Newton Abbot |
5 |
10 |
15 |
|
Okehampton |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|
Ottery St Mary |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Paignton |
15 |
3 |
18 |
|
Par |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Park Bottom |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Penryn |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Penwinnick Road |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Penzance |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Perranporth |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Perranzabulow |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Peter Tavy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pipers Pool |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Plusha |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Plymouth |
98 |
44 |
142 |
|
Plymouth Road |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Plympton |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Pool |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Praze-An-Beeble |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Quintrell Down |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Rattery |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Red Post |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Redruth |
10 |
13 |
23 |
|
Roche |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Saltash |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Sampford Peverell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Scorrier |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Sidmouth |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
South Brent |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
South Molton |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
St Austell |
21 |
6 |
27 |
|
St Blazey |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
St. Erth |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Stibbs Cross |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Summercourt |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Tavistock |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Tedburn St Mary |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Teignmouth |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Telegraph Hill |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Temple |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Threemilestone |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Thurlestone |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tiverton |
11 |
5 |
16 |
|
Tiverton, Devon |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tolvaddon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Topsham Road |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Torquay |
23 |
9 |
32 |
|
Torrington |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Totnes |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Tresillian |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Troon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Truro |
114 |
59 |
173 |
|
Victoria |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
Wadebridge |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Wellington |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Westleigh |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Whiddon |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Whiddon Down |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Whitestone |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Willand |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Wrangaton |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Unrecorded |
217 |
101 |
318 |
|
Total |
846 |
455 |
1301 |
- Which ten roads in the region had the most RV86019 incidents? Please provide the number of incidents on each of the ten roads.
|
Road/Street |
2023/24 |
2024/25* |
Total |
|
A390 Highertown |
73 |
36 |
109 |
|
A30 |
40 |
30 |
70 |
|
A390 |
45 |
15 |
60 |
|
A38 |
26 |
11 |
37 |
|
M5 |
15 |
19 |
34 |
|
Penpol Terrace |
19 |
10 |
29 |
|
Plymouth Road |
19 |
8 |
27 |
|
Fore Street |
10 |
7 |
17 |
|
Vicarage Road |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
Brixham Road |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
A380 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
- In each year, how many incidents resulted in the following outcomes:
- Fixed penalty notice (please provide the total paid in fines if possible)
- License endorsed
- Prosecutions (please provide the total paid in fines after prosecution if possible)
- Cancelled/Not completed
|
The total number of RV86019 fixed penalty notices given by Financial Year and Disposal Type |
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|
Disposal Type |
2023/24 |
2024/25* |
Total |
|||
|
Fixed Penalty Notice |
747 |
401 |
1148 |
|||
|
Prosecution |
101 |
54 |
155 |
|||
|
Total |
848 |
455 |
1303 |
|||
|
The number of Use a handheld mobile phone / device while driving a motor vehicle on a road - endorsable offences recorded in 2023/24 and 2024/25 (Code RV86019) by Financial Year and Latest Disposal Group. |
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|
Latest Disposal Group |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Total |
|||
|
Charge and Bailed |
7 |
2 |
9 |
|||
|
Charge and Remand |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
No Disposal - Offence Added at Court |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
|
No Further Action |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|||
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
|
Pending |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
Postal Charge |
12 |
3 |
15 |
|||
|
RUI |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|||
|
Single Justice Procedure |
328 |
188 |
516 |
|||
|
Total |
353 |
202 |
555 |
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- How many incidents were recorded in 2023/24 and 2024/25 under the code RC86823 (Supervisor of provisional license holder use handheld device)?
Please break the results down by year.
|
The total number of RC86823 fixed penalty notices given by Financial Year and Disposal Type |
|||
|
Disposal Type |
2023/24 |
2024/25* |
Total |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice |
1 |
1 |
2 |