Offence
Obstruct / resist a person assisting a constable in execution of duty
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
- 4
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 41
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (55)
- Sentencing guideline
- Obstruct/ resist a police constable in execution of duty (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- PL96004
- The law
- Contrary to section 89(2) of the Police Act 1996.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Peterlee Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Chester Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Llandudno Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Barkingside Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Barnstaple (1 hearing)
- Brighton Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
Related offences
- Obstruct / resist a constable in execution of duty
- Assault a constable in the execution of his / her duty
- Obstruct an authorised person in exercise of a section 23 power to detain / search a person / vehicle / vessel re drugs
- Arrest by a constable for breaking / likely to break bail conditions - duty to surrender into the custody of a court
- Obstruct a PC in exercise of a s. 23A(6) power to detain / search a person / vehicle / vessel re temporary class drugs