Police have arrested 90 people in the first 11 days of Hampshire's Christmas anti drink and drug driving campaign.

The figures for Operation Holly are up 15.4 per cent on last year's statistics.

Of those arrested 77 are men and 13 women.

Police have charged 65, bailed 14 pending further enquiries and 11 have been released with no further action.

The greatest number of arrests so far have been in the North and East of Hampshire with 28, while the Isle of Wight has the lowest number of arrests, eight, followed by Portsmouth, nine.

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In central Hampshire, including Fareham and Gosport, there have been 20 arrests, while 11 people have been arrested in Southampton and 14 in the New Forest, Eastleigh and Test Valley area.

PC Mark Clarke of Hampshire Constabulary's Roads Policing Unit, said: “These results are bitter-sweet because, while we are identifying and arresting more suspected drink drivers this year, it shows that people just aren't getting the message not to drink and drive.

“Drink driving ruins lives. It kills, it maims, it's the reason relationships break down and jobs are lost. So why are people still getting behind the wheel?”

Hampshire Constabulary is asking members of the public across the two counties to text 80999 to report anyone they suspect of driving drink or being drug impaired behind the wheel.

The information will be received anonymously, and senders simply need to text the precise location where the driver was last seen, direction of travel if possible, and as many vehicle details as possible - most importantly the number plate.

The number is a text-only service, and will not take phone calls but anyone witnessing a drink drive offence in progress can call 999.