Offence
Possess an offensive weapon in private place
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
- 851
- Upcoming hearings
- 13
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 128
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (851)
- Official offence code
- CJ88153
- The law
- Contrary to section 141(1A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (38 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (34 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (33 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (24 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (22 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (20 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (18 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (18 hearings)
- Barkingside Magistrates' Court (17 hearings)
- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (17 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (17 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (16 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
Related offences
- Possess an offensive weapon in a public place
- Threaten a person with an offensive weapon / bladed article / corrosive substance in a private place
- Threaten a person with an offensive weapon in a public place
- Possess knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place - Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Possess a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid / gas / electrical incapacitation device / thing
- Possess an imitation firearm in a public place - Firearms Act 1968
- Unauthorised possession in prison of knife or offensive weapon