Anti-Social Behaviour Orders
Statistics
Data on the number of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) are prepared by the Ministry of Justice, Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) Evidence and Analysis Unit using information supplied by the courts.
The total reported to the end of December 2007 stands at 14,972. The table below summarises the area-by-area figures. You can also download more detailed data in the Excel spreadsheets:
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Data on the number of other Anti-Social Behaviour tools and powers used by Crime and Disorder Reduction Partners are collected each quarter by the Home Office, Anti-social Behaviour and Youth Crime Unit.
The total reported to the Home Office can be found by visiting the Anti-social Behaviour Action website. This shows data from October 2003 to the end of September 2008. The Anti-social Behaviour Action website also includes a summary of the ASBO figures where available.
- Visit the Anti-social Behaviour Action website (opens in new window)
ASBOs issued between April 1999 and December 2007
Number (as reported) of anti-social behaviour orders ISSUED at all courts by area, April 1999 to December 2007 | |
CJS area | Total ASBOs issued |
Avon and Somerset | 285 |
Bedfordshire | 138 |
Cambridgeshire | 152 |
Cheshire | 288 |
Cleveland | 261 |
Cumbria | 176 |
Derbyshire | 200 |
Devon and Cornwall | 257 |
Dorset | 105 |
Durham | 141 |
Dyfed Powys | 51 |
Essex | 252 |
Gloucestershire | 105 |
Greater London | 1808 |
Greater Manchester | 1642 |
Gwent | 148 |
Hampshire | 430 |
Hertfordshire | 214 |
Humberside | 430 |
Kent | 214 |
Lancashire | 580 |
Leicestershire | 209 |
Lincolnshire | 68 |
Merseyside | 489 |
Norfolk | 180 |
North Wales | 333 |
North Yorkshire | 147 |
Northamptonshire | 121 |
Northumbria | 426 |
Nottinghamshire | 410 |
South Wales | 251 |
South Yorkshire | 380 |
Staffordshire | 239 |
Suffolk | 253 |
Surrey | 154 |
Sussex | 371 |
Thames Valley | 263 |
Warwickshire | 135 |
West Mercia | 313 |
West Midlands | 1168 |
West Yorkshire | 1122 |
Wiltshire | 63 |
Total E&W | 14972 |
Last update: Tuesday, July 14, 2009


