Drink driving

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2790 

Version Date: 12/02/2025

The number of drunk driving arrests made per month by Dorset Police in 2024 and 2023.

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source:

Force Crime Recording System Niche

Data Processing: 

Arrest Date: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Filtered for Arrest Offence:

• RT88007 - Drive MV when alcohol level above limit
• RT88008 - In charge of a MV-alcohol level above limit
• RT88010 - Fail to provide specimen for analysis- vehicle driver
• RT88339 - Drive whilst unfit through drink
• RT88340 - Drive a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs
• RT 88347 in charge of a vehicle whist unfit through drink
• RT 88348 in charge of a vehicle whist unfit through drugs
• RT88496 - Fail to co-operate with the provision of a specimen of breath
• RT88527 - Cause death by driving without due care / consideration while over prescribed limit- specified controlled drug
• RT88583 - Cause death by driving without due care / consideration while unfit through drugs
• RT88584 - Drive motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit
• RT88585 - In charge of a motor vehicle with proportion of specified controlled drug above specified limit
• RT88011 - Fail to provide specimen - person in charge of vehicle

Data Limitations:

A person can be arrested for multiple drink driving offences. This data is representative of the number of unique arrests, not the number of unique people arrested.