Just shy of 350 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of drink or drugs in the police's winter crackdown. In total, Avon and Somerset Police arrested 346 motorists during The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC’s) Winter 2022 Drink and Drug Driving Operation which ran from November 21 to December 31.
Of the arrests, 278 were made in December. This is a 13 per cent rise on the 246 arrests made in the same period in 2021.
The police say drink driving accounted for 216 offences and drug driving for 130 offences. The latter saw a significant increase on previous year's figures - 39 in 2021, 45 in 2020 and 31 in 2019.
