Offence
Owner / person in charge of dog dangerously out of control causing injury
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
- 449
- Upcoming hearings
- 8
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 116
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (449)
- Sentencing guideline
- Owner or person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) where a person is injured
- Official offence code
- DD91034
- The law
- Contrary to section 3(1) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (38 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (33 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (29 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (16 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Tameside (10 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Medway (Chatham) Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Telford Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Wirral Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Cambridge Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Kidderminster Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
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- Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury