You asked
Please could you provide the available statistics from the Crime Survey for England and Wales and crimes recorded by the police for drivers committing the offence of driving while using a mobile phone in the England and Wales.
If possible the data should be tabulated by year from the date at which the use of a mobile phone whilst driving became an offence to the latest date for which data is available or the current date if possible.
If the data can be split within the respective years and by vehicle type, this would be appreciated.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We do not hold any figures specifically on road users who use a mobile phone while driving. This is a summary offence which is considered in law to be less serious and which can only be tried in a magistrates' court. Such summary offences are not included within our published figures.
The Home Office publish statistics on the use of a handheld mobile phone while driving within their publication 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016'. These are located via the following link under the section relating to fixed penalty notices for motoring offences:
If you have any questions relating to this publication you can contact the Home Office at CrimeandPoliceStats@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk