According to new Police statistics, more of us are getting behind the wheel after we've had too much to drink.

The figures have been released after a Summer campaign by our local Police Force to crack down on drink driving.

They show that over the month of June, just over 2,300 drivers were stopped and breathalysed in the Thames Valley region.

Of these, 232 tested positive, meaning they had too much alcohol in their system to be legally driving.

When the Police compared these figures to last year's campaign though, they noticed a jump. In 2009, 6.9 per cent of the people tested were over the limit, but this year it's grown to 10 per cent.

They described the results as disappointing and said it's clear some of us aren't getting the message about how dangerous it is to drive after drinking alcohol.

Chief Inspector Gill Wootton, Deputy Head of Roads Policing, said: "The last few campaigns that we have been involved in have shown a steady downward trend in offending, which appears on the face of it to have been reversed this year.

"Every year people are dying and getting injured unnecessarily, because of the poor decision making of individuals who will not heed what is very simple advice. We will continue to target and pursue these people robustly in order to make the roads of Thames Valley a safer place for our communities".

Chief Inspector Wootton added: "It is not difficult to avoid drink driving: take a taxi, stay at a friend's house, nominate a designated driver or just don't drink. Don't be selfish - think of the effects on those close to you if you don't come home, or indeed if you kill or injure someone else because of such poor decision making.

"No one wants to have one of my officers knocking at their door to tell them they have lost someone they care about".