National statistics

Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015

Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Statistical news release: Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Pre-release access to Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Firearm and shotgun certificates in England and Wales financial year ending March 2015: data tables.

Statistics cover firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997. Also provided are figures on the number of certificates granted and refused for new and renewal applications, certificates revoked, registered firearm dealers, visitors’ permits, European firearm passes and Article 7 Authorities issued.

Further information can be found in the ‘User guide to firearm and shotgun certificate statistics’.

If you have any queries about this release, please email the Chief Statistician’s Unit at CSU.Statistics@homeoffice.gov.uk.

The Home Office statistician responsible for the figures in this release is David Blunt, Chief Statistician and Head of Profession for Statistics.

Published 24 September 2015