Suicidal Incidents
Date of request: 31 October 2023
Reference: 1166-23
Request
I would like data from the last 5-10 years about the amount of suicidal incidents in Avon and Somerset. Preferably broken down by area. If it could be broken down by gender, race, age, or any other factors, that would be brilliant.
Response
STORM (System for Tasking and Operational Resource Management) is the Force Command and Control system; all 999 and 101 calls are recorded as STORM logs.
The following table shows the recorded number of STORM logs which have been categorised as suicidal calls broken down by location from 2018 – 2022. These are calls to us where we have recorded an incident where someone was suicidal. Areas that have a high number of calls could be from known suicide spots or there could be individuals living in that area that are repeat callers to the police going through a mental health crisis and expressing suicidal ideation.
We are unable to break this data down by gender, race or age as we are unable to extract this information from our command and control system without completing a manual review. Due to the number of suicidal calls received, this would take over the 18 hour threshold and attract a refusal under section 12(1) of the Act.
| STORM- City | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Sum: |
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| A303 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| ALMONDSBURY | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| AVON & SOMERSET | 14 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 71 |
| AVON & SOMERSET DEFAULT CITY | 149 | 193 | 179 | 238 | 237 | 996 |
| AXBRIDGE | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
| BACKWELL | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BADMINTON | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| BATH | 324 | 337 | 410 | 440 | 455 | 1966 |
| BITTON | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| BRIDGWATER | 168 | 202 | 201 | 281 | 289 | 1141 |
| BRISTOL | 2136 | 2284 | 2520 | 2982 | 3329 | 13251 |
| BRUTON | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| BURNHAM-ON-SEA | 41 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 71 | 254 |
| CASTLE CARY | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 50 |
| CHARD | 43 | 37 | 76 | 75 | 87 | 318 |
| CHEDDAR | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| CHIPPENHAM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| CLEVEDON | 48 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 90 | 270 |
| CREWKERNE | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 90 |
| DULVERTON | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |
| EASTON-IN-GORDANO | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ERROR | 1 | 1 | ||||
| FROME | 65 | 60 | 65 | 97 | 101 | 388 |
| GLASTONBURY | 33 | 22 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 155 |
| HAM GREEN | 1 | 1 | ||||
| HIGHBRIDGE | 38 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 70 | 309 |
| HINTON ST. GEORGE | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| HOLCOMBE | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ILCHESTER | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ILMINSTER | 26 | 20 | 14 | 45 | 16 | 121 |
| LANGPORT | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 84 |
| MARTOCK | 12 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 75 |
| MERRIOTT | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| MIDSOMER NORTON | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| MINEHEAD | 32 | 33 | 63 | 40 | 59 | 227 |
| MONTACUTE | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| MOTORWAY | 41 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 54 | 207 |
| NORTH PETHERTON | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| OLVESTON | 1 | 1 | ||||
| PILL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| PILTON | 1 | 1 | ||||
| RADSTOCK | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| SHEPTON MALLET | 23 | 33 | 34 | 53 | 55 | 198 |
| SHERBORNE | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 | |
| SOMERTON | 5 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 48 |
| SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 1 | 1 | ||||
| SOUTH PETHERTON | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| STOKE-SUB-HAMDON | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | |
| STREET | 25 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 137 |
| TAUNTON | 523 | 492 | 454 | 549 | 705 | 2723 |
| TEMPLE CLOUD | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TEMPLECOMBE | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| TROWBRIDGE | 1 | 1 | ||||
| WALCOT | 1 | 1 | ||||
| WATCHET | 30 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 130 |
| WEDMORE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| WELLINGTON | 43 | 31 | 51 | 67 | 68 | 260 |
| WELLS | 30 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 141 |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE | 399 | 438 | 519 | 542 | 544 | 2442 |
| WINCANTON | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 66 |
| WINFORD | 1 | 1 | ||||
| WINSCOMBE | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 78 |
| YEOVIL | 204 | 195 | 287 | 251 | 262 | 1199 |
| Sum: | 4551 | 4782 | 5354 | 6220 | 6881 | 27788 |