PCN issuance by location
Case reference FOI2026/01346
Received 10 June 2026
Published 2 July 2026
Request
Under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following from your authority, covering the most recent 12 months for which data is held:
1. The ten locations (street or road names) where the highest numbers of Penalty Charge Notices were issued, with the number of PCNs issued at each.
2. The locations of all camera-based civil enforcement (bus lanes, bus gates, yellow-box junctions, school streets, moving-traffic contraventions), with the number of PCNs issued by each camera over the same period.
3. The three contravention codes under which your authority issued the most PCNs, with counts. If any part exceeds the cost limit, please provide the remainder (s.16 advice and assistance welcome). A spreadsheet (CSV/Excel) is preferred where available.
Response
Under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following from your authority, covering the most recent 12 months for which data is held:
1. The ten locations (street or road names) where the highest numbers of Penalty Charge Notices were issued, with the number of PCNs issued at each.
A:
Top 10 locations that include Car Parks
1 Union Street 1525
2 Broad Street 1286
3 Garrick Multi-Storey Car Park 824
4 Castle Street 776
5 St. Owen Street 748
6 Bus Station Car Park 743
7 Gaol Street Car Park 694
8 Merton Meadow Car Park 661
9 West Street Car Park 632
10 The Maltings Car Park 523
Top 10 locations
On Street Only
1 Union Street 1525
2 Broad Street 1286
3 Castle Street 776
4 St. Owen Street 748
5 King Street 511
6 Broad Street 397
7 Gloucester Road 380
8 The Homend 376
9 Gaol Street 352
10 Commercial Road 312
2. The locations of all camera-based civil enforcement (bus lanes, bus gates, yellow-box junctions, school streets, moving-traffic contraventions), with the number of PCNs issued by each camera over the same period.
A: Herefordshire Council does not currently enforce moving traffic violations
3. The three contravention codes under which your authority issued the most PCNs, with counts.
A:
Contravention Code Issued
83 7192
30 3322
06 1996
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