Offence
Abstract / use without authority electricity
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 55
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 35
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (55)
- Sentencing guideline
- Abstracting electricity
- Official offence code
- TH68058
- The law
- Contrary to section13 of the Theft Act 1968.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Basildon Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Leicester Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Mansfield (2 hearings)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Stockport Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Barnsley (1 hearing)
- Barnstaple (1 hearing)
- Brighton Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Chesterfield Justice Centre (1 hearing)