Offence
Cause to be sent by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter
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
- 140
- Upcoming hearings
- 3
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 87
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (140)
- Sentencing guideline
- Communication network offences (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- CA03006
- The law
- Contrary to section 127(1)(b) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Leicester Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Weymouth (5 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Taunton Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Walsall Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Barnstaple (2 hearings)
- Barrow-in-Furness (2 hearings)
- Bath (2 hearings)
- Brighton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
Related offences
- Send by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter
- Persistently make use of public communication network to cause annoyance / inconvenience / anxiety
- Send letter / communication / article conveying indecent / offensive message
- Send communication / article of an indecent / offensive nature
- Possess an offensive weapon in a public place
- Threaten a person with an offensive weapon in a public place
- Intentionally / recklessly cause a public nuisance
- Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury