Unlicensed music events

4th June 2025

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/04026   

I write in connection with your request for information received on 12th May.  I note you seek access to the following information:

Please can you provide the following information:

1) The number of unlicensed music events (illegal raves) that police have been called to in the past five calendar years (2019-2024).

2) The number of individuals arrested for attending or hosting an unlicensed music event in the past five years

3) The number of individuals who have been fined for attending or hosting an unlicensed music event in the past five years, and the total sum that has been collected in fines for that period.

4) The age of the youngest person arrested or fined at an unlicensed music event each year. Please specify if they were arrested or fined.
 
5) The number of under 18s recorded as being at an unlicensed music event each year.

Please break down the figures by calendar year.

I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.

Response: Following enquiries within the Force please see our response below.

1. 25
2. 2
3. 0
4. 21 [Arrested]
5. Unknown

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.