* Where the total number of convictions in a particular year does not tally with the number of males convicted plus the number of females convicted it means that there was a certain number of convictions counted towards the total where the sex of the defendant was not available when compiling the statistics.ĭrink Driving Conviction Statistics ( 2005 - 2015)Ī total of 613,090 people were charged with drink driving during this period. The figures may be lower than the total number of people convicted of a particular offence in a given year as they do not include data where defendants were convicted of two or more offences where the other offence attracted a heavier penalty. The figures in the tables below represent defendants who were convicted of that particular offence as the principal offence dealt with at court.