The areas where people in Bristol have been caught having sex have been revealed by police. Officers made nine arrests in 2022 and 2023 after reports of sex or masturbation in a public place.
Spots where people were caught include a shopping centre, a park, a hospital and a roundabout, with nearly half of the locations being in the city centre.
Avon and Somerset Police said the arrests were made under the offences of outraging public decency; committing or conspiring to commit an act outraging public decency or conspire to outrage public decency (recordable).
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The force also provided a breakdown of the recorded occurrence locations. These were:
- Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Knowle
- Page Park, Staple Hill
- Bridgwater Road, Bedminster Down
- Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol City Centre
- Broad Quay, Bristol City Centre
- St James Barton roundabout, Bristol City Centre
- Marlborough Street, Bristol City Centre
- Sneyd Park, Bristol
- Canford Lane, Bristol
The force added the recorded occurrence location may be different from the recorded location of arrest. Avon and Somerset Police said, of the nine arrests, five saw the people being released without charge.
The force said two were under police bail, one was sent to the CPS for a charging decision and one was dealt with by a postal requisition; a legal document notifying an offender that a decision has been made to prosecute an offence at court.
Avon and Somerset Police was approached for comment.