Offence
Send letter / communication / article conveying indecent / offensive message
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
- 122
- Upcoming hearings
- 2
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 66
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (122)
- Official offence code
- MT88006
- The law
- Contrary to section 1(1)(a) and (4) of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Cardiff Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Wimbledon Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Coventry Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Portsmouth Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Southend Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
Related offences
- Send by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter
- Send communication / article of an indecent / offensive nature
- Cause to be sent by public communication network an offensive / indecent / obscene / menacing message / matter
- Threaten a person with an offensive weapon / bladed article / corrosive substance in a private place
- Send communication threatening death or serious harm