Thames Valley has fewer uninsured driver convictions than England and Wales average

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 15:33 · Archive

Thames Valley police area convicted 2,009 drivers of driving without insurance in 2025, the lowest rate among all 42 English and Welsh police forces.

Courts in the Thames Valley police force area convicted 2,009 drivers of driving without insurance in 2025, according to analysis of Ministry of Justice records. The rate of 8.4 convictions per 10,000 vehicles is less than half the England and Wales average and the lowest among all 42 police force areas in the country.

The Thames Valley area covers Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. The figures show that whilst convictions for uninsured driving have risen across England and Wales overall, the Thames Valley region has significantly fewer drivers convicted of the offence relative to the number of vehicles on its roads.

Thames Valley has fewer uninsured driver convictions than England and Wales average — Image: Bucks Herald

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Thames Valley, including Aylesbury, among the areas with the fewest uninsured drivers caught as convictions rise across England and WalesCourts convicted 2,009 drivers in the Thames Valley force area , which covers Aylesbury, of driving without insurance in 2025, new analysis of Ministry of Justice records shows. That is 8.4 convictions for every 10,000 vehicles on the area's roads, less than half the England and Wales average and the 42nd highest rate of the 42 police force areas in England and Wales.Bucks Herald · 23 Oct, 14:59
Thames Valley, including Milton Keynes, among the areas with the fewest uninsured drivers caught as convictions rise across England and WalesCourts convicted 2,009 drivers in the Thames Valley force area , which covers Milton Keynes, of driving without insurance in 2025, new analysis of Ministry of Justice records shows. That is 8.4 convictions for every 10,000 vehicles on the area's roads, less than half the England and Wales average and the 42nd highest rate of the 42 police force areas in England and Wales.MK Citizen · 23 Oct, 14:47

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