Offence
Threaten a person with an offensive weapon / bladed article / corrosive substance in a 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
- 594
- Upcoming hearings
- 10
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 120
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (594)
- Official offence code
- OW19013
- The law
- Contrary to section 52(1) and (6) of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (21 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (21 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (17 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (16 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (15 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Walsall Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Lancaster (13 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- South Tyneside Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
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