FOI 1126/26

REQUEST

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide information relating to drink-driving enforcement within South Wales during December 2024 and December 2025.

 

I am requesting the following information for each month separately.

 

December 2024

1. The total number of motorists who were stopped and given a roadside breath test for suspected drink-driving.
2. The total number of roadside breath tests which produced a positive result for alcohol.
3. The total number of people arrested for a drink-driving offence.
4. Of those arrested, the number who had initially been stopped and breath-tested as part of a police traffic stop or roadside enforcement operation.
5. Of those arrested, the number who had initially been stopped following a road traffic collision.
6. Of those arrested, the number who had initially been stopped following another driving or traffic offence.
7. If recorded, the number of drink-driving arrests according to the time of the initial roadside stop/breath test, broken down into:

• 00:00–05:59
• 06:00–11:59
• 12:00–17:59
• 18:00–23:59

December 2025

Please provide the same information for December 2025.

 

8. Morning-after drink-driving

In particular, I am interested in motorists stopped during the morning following the previous evening/night.

If the information is held, please provide the number of motorists who were:

1. a) stopped and given a roadside breath test between 06:00 and 11:59 and produced a positive result for alcohol;
2. b) stopped and given a roadside breath test between 06:00 and 11:59 and subsequently arrested for a drink-driving offence.

Please provide these figures separately for December 2024 and December 2025.

Reason for stop

1. c) If recorded, please also provide the number of positive breath tests and drink-driving arrests resulting from:

• routine or targeted roadside drink-driving enforcement;
• a road traffic collision;
• another traffic or driving offence;
• information/intelligence or a report from a member of the public; and
• any other recorded category.

 

RESPONSE

 

We have consulted with our Performance Analysts who have provided the following information in relation to your request.

Question 1

 

December 2024 – 674

December 2025 – 480

 

Question 2

 

December 2024 - 146

December 2025 - 103

 

Question 3

 

December 2024 – 126 people arrested

December 2025 – 106 people arrested

 

Question 4 – 7, 8b and 8c

 

Unable to provide this level of detail

 

To answer questions 4-7 a S12(1) Fees exemption would be engaged as each occurrence would have to be manually reviewed.

 

Question 8a

 

Dec 2024 - 101 people stopped and 16 had a positive result/failed Breath test (between 6am to 12pm)

Dec 2025 - 92 people stopped and 17 had a positive result/failed Breath test (between 6am to 12pm)