The Home Office has released the latest figures on the number of football banning orders and arrests across England and Wales for the 2022/23 season.
Data taken on 1 August 2023 showed there were a total of 1,624 football banning orders in force, an increase of 24% compared with 28 July 2022 (1,308). Within the 2022 to 2023 football season, 682 new banning orders were issued, an increase of 32% compared with the 2021 to 2022 football season.
In the 2022 to 2023 football season there were also 2,264 football-related arrests.
For clubs in the top 5 divisions, around half (47%; 962) of the 2,037 football-related arrests were at home games.
The most common football-related arrest offence types were public disorder (34%), violent disorder (21%), alcohol offences (9%) and the possession of class A drugs (9%).
We’ve take a look at the number of fan arrests for each Premier League club in the 2022/23 season:
5. Arsenal
Arrests during 2022/23 season: 51 | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
6. Tottenham Hotspur
Arrests during 2022/23 season: 51 | Getty Images
7. Leicester City
Arrests during 2022/23 season: 49 | Getty Images
8. Everton
Arrests during 2022/23 season: 48 | Getty Images