Offences at Football grounds (1521A/23)
Request
Please can I request as a member of the news media; data relating to the number of public order offences at the following football grounds and training centres:
Aston Villa
Villa Park, Trinity Rd, Birmingham B6 6HE
Aston Villa training ground, Bodymoor Heath Rd, Tamworth B78 2BB
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, Waterloo Rd, Wolverhampton WV1 4QR
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, Compton Park, Wolverhampton WV3 9BF
I request the collated data between 5 August 2022 to 28 May 2023 be broken down by location and by definition of public order offence – violent disorder, offences against the state or public order, racially or religiously aggravated public fear, public fear alarm or distress.
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Aston Villa
There are no offences recorded at the training ground.
The table below contains arrests at the match:
| Date of Offence | Offence | Match | Club |
| 03/09/2022 | s5 POA | Aston Villa v Manchester City | Aston Villa |
| 03/09/2022 | S4a POA | Aston Villa v Manchester City | Aston Villa |
| 16/09/2022 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Southampton | Aston Villa |
| 16/10/2022 | S5 POA | Aston Villa V Chelsea | Aston Villa |
| 16/10/2022 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Chelsea | Aston Villa |
| 10/01/2023 | S4a POA | Aston Villa v Stevenage | Aston Villa |
| 18/02/2023 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Arsenal | Aston Villa |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest | Aston Villa |
| 16/04/2023 | S5 POA | Aston Villa Ladies v Chelsea | Aston Villa |
| 28/05/2023 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Brighton | Aston Villa |
| 28/05/2023 | S4a POA | Aston Villa v Brighton | Aston Villa |
| 28/05/2023 | S5 POA | Aston Villa v Brighton | Aston Villa |
The table below are post-match investigations:
| Date of Offence | Offence | Club |
| 13/01/2023 | Affray | Villa |
| 15/04/2023 | Possession of class A | Villa |
Wolverhampton
There are no offences recorded at the training ground.
The table below contains arrests at the match:
| Date of Offence | Offence | Match | Club |
| 08/08/2022 | Mal Comms | NA | Wolves |
| 13/08/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Fulham | Wolves |
| 28/08/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Newcastle | Wolves |
| 28/08/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Newcastle | Wolves |
| 23/10/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Leicester | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | s5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 05/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Brighton | Wolves |
| 09/11/2022 | S4a POA | Wolves v Leeds | Wolves |
| 09/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Leeds | Wolves |
| 12/11/2022 | S5 POA | Wolves v Leeds | Wolves |
| 16/01/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Liverpool | Wolves |
| 18/02/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Bournemouth | Wolves |
| 04/03/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Tottenham | Wolves |
| 04/03/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Tottenham | Wolves |
| 04/03/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Tottenham | Wolves |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Chelsea | Wolves |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Chelsea | Wolves |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Chelsea | Wolves |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Chelsea | Wolves |
| 08/04/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Chelsea | Wolves |
| 20/05/2023 | S5 POA | Wolves v Everton | Wolves |
The table below are post-match investigations:
| Date of Offence | Offence | Club |
| 14/06/2022 | Conspiracy to commit violent disorder | Wolves |
| 14/06/2022 | Breach of FBO | Wolves |
| 13/08/2022 | Sec 5 PO | Wolves |
| 17/09/2022 | Sec 4 public order | Wolves |
| 09/11/2022 | Assault Police | Wolves |
| 12/11/2022 | Possession of Class B | Wolves |
| 04/01/2023 | Affray | Wolves |
| 06/05/2023 | Common assault | Wolves |
As recommended as good practice by the Information Commissioner’s Office a version of this response may be published on the West Midlands Police website.
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