Offence
Intentional strangulation
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
- 2,487
- Upcoming hearings
- 35
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 134
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (2,487)
- Sentencing guideline
- Strangulation or suffocation / Racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation
- Official offence code
- SC15005
- The law
- Contrary to section 75A(1)(a) and (5) of the Serious Crime Act 2015.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (116 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (98 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (84 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (64 hearings)
- Walsall Magistrates' Court (64 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (62 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (58 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (58 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (48 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (45 hearings)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court (45 hearings)
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (44 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (42 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (42 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (37 hearings)