Bristol City was among the clubs across England and Wales to see more arrests last season. New figures show 34 Bristol City fans were arrested for football-related offences in 2023/24 according to the latest figures from the Home Office.
Across the country, West Ham United topped the football arrest league for England and Wales last season, with a total of 103 Hammers fans being arrested for football-related offences in 2023/24.
Manchester City and Manchester United were joint second in the arrest table. Fans of both clubs were arrested 88 times last season.
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Arsenal were in fourth place in the arrest league with 85 arrests. The Gunners are followed by Chelsea (67), Newcastle (61), Tottenham (55), West Brom (51) and Millwall (47).
The number of football-related arrests increased by 14% last year, going from 2,264 in 2022/23 to 2,584 in 2022/24. Only nine of last season’s arrests were for racist chanting though, down from 23 the season before and a peak of 44 in 2010/11.
The number of people arrested for possessing class A drugs in or outside of the stadium rose from 200 in 22/23 to 344 last season. Those are the only two years that crime has been recorded.
Top 20 most football-related arrests in 2023/24
1. West Ham United: 103
2. Manchester City: 88
2. Manchester United: 88
4. Arsenal: 85
5. Chelsea: 67
6. Newcastle United: 61
7. Tottenham Hotspur: 55
8. West Bromwich Albion: 51
9. Millwall: 47
10. Liverpool: 46
11. Everton: 45
12. Birmingham City: 44
13. Stoke City: 41
14. Crystal Palace: 40
15. Nottingham Forest: 39
16. Middlesbrough: 36
17. Bristol City: 34
17. Reading: 34
19. Cardiff City: 33
20. Coventry City: 32
Top 20 clubs with new banning orders issued
West Ham United: 49
Everton: 30
Arsenal: 28
Manchester City: 26
Manchester United: 25
Chelsea: 24
Liverpool: 24
Leicester City: 23
Millwall: 22
Birmingham City: 21
Newcastle United: 19
Barnsley: 15
Brighton & Hove Albion: 15
Sheffield United: 15
Chester: 14
Leeds United: 14
Bristol City: 13
Nottingham Forest: 13