Offence
Common assault
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
- 5,020
- Upcoming hearings
- 83
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 141
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (5,020)
- Sentencing guideline
- Common assault / Racially or religiously aggravated common assault/ Battery/ Common assault on emergency worker
- Official offence code
- CJ88001
- The law
- Contrary to section 39 of theCriminal Justice Act 1988.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (197 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (194 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (137 hearings)
- Westminster Magistrates' Court (116 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (100 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (98 hearings)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court (97 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (95 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (90 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (84 hearings)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (81 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (80 hearings)
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (80 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (79 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (77 hearings)