In the 2024/25 reporting year, Merseyside Police reported ****drug offences per 1,000 population, the highest among police force areas of England and Wales in this year.

Data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the extent and trends of illicit drug use.

In 2024/25, there were around 203,950 drug offences in England and Wales, compared with 182,370 in the previous year. For the period between 2002/03 and the most recent reporting year, drug offences in England and Wales peaked in 2008/09, when there were approximately 243,540 offences. Since the peak in 2008/09, the number of drug offences has declined, with 2017/18 having the fewest number of offences in this provided time period. Cannabis involved in highest number of seizures In 2023/24, the police and border forces in England and Wales made 152,660 seizures of cannabis, the most of any drug. By comparison, the next-most common drug, Cocaine, was seized by the police just 21,548 times. While the current government has no plans to legalize cannabis, approximately 28 percent of UK citizens surveyed in 2025 thought that the drug should be legal, with a further 27 percent supporting its decriminalization. Recent surveys also indicate that almost one in three people in England and Wales had used Cannabis at some point in their lives, despite it being illegal. Regional drug crime When broken down by individual police force areas, Merseyside Police, who cover the city of Liverpool, had the highest drug crime rate in England and Wales, at 8.6 offences per 1,000 population. For the whole of England and Wales, the drug crime rate per 1,000 people was 3.4, and was lowest in Dorset, where it was just 1.5. In terms of drug seizures, Cleveland was the police force area with the highest drug seizure rate in England and Wales in 2023/24 at 7,053 seizures per million people. By contrast, the Thames Valley Police only had 242 seizures per million people in the same year.

Drug misuse, symptoms of common mental disorder and personal well-being in adults who reported being a victim of crime in the last year; data from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW), year ending March 2021.

In 2023/24 there were approximately 58,275 arrests for drug offences in England and Wales, compared with 60,705 in the previous year.

Drug offences by Police Force Area. Data4NR reference.

When incidents happened, information about offenders, the victim’s perception of the incident, injuries sustained, use of weapons and if the offender was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Annual data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

For the first time, this annual statistical bulletin presents information on drug misuse among both adults and children. The topics covered include: prevalence of drug misuse, including the types of drugs used trends in drug misuse over recent years patterns of drug misuse among different groups of the population, including 'vulnerable groups' european comparisons of drug misuse drugs and crime health outcomes related to drug misuse including hospital admissions, drug treatment and deaths related to drug misuse. The bulletin also summarises Government plans and targets in this area, as well as providing sources of further information and links to relevant documents.

This release presents data on self-reported drink and drug driving, from the Home Office's Crime Survey for England and Wales, in which repsondents are asked whether they have driven under the influence of illegal drugs or whilst over the legal alcohol limit. Usually published as a part of the DfT's Annual Report on Reported Road Casualties if available in time.

Source agency: Transport

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Self-reported drink and drug driving: Findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales

This statistical report presents a range of information on drug use by adults and children drawn together from a variety of sources. It focuses on England only where possible although some statistics are only readily available at GB or UK level or for England and Wales combined. Some of this is new information whilst some has been published previously. More detail can be found in the source publications which contain a wider range of data and analysis. Newly published data includes: Analyses from NHS Digital Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). The latest information from already published sources includes data from: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) on deaths related to drug misuse. National drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS). Crime survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use (SDD). What About Youth (WAY).

This statistic shows the number of young people found guilty of drug offences in England and Wales in 2018/19, by age group. For the ages 15-17 there were ***** young offenders who were sentenced for such crimes.

This data counts the number of crimes at three different geographic levels of London (borough, ward, LSOA) per month, according to crime type. Data is available in two files for each level of geography - the most up to date data covering the last available 24 months only and one covering all historic full calendar years. In March 2019, the Metropolitan Police Service started to provide offences grouped by the updated Home Office crime classifications . This currently only covers the most recent 24 months of data, but historic data using the previous categories is available separately back to January 2008. Below is a list of the crime types covered under the new HO categories (not available at LSOA level): Major Category: Minor Category Arson and Criminal Damage - Arson / Criminal Damage Burglary: Burglary - Business and Community / Burglary - Residential Drug Offences: Drug Trafficking / Possession of Drugs Miscellaneous Crimes Against Society: Absconding from Lawful Custody / Bail Offences / Bigamy / Concealing an Infant Death Close to Birth / Dangerous Driving / Disclosure, Obstruction, False or Misleading State / Exploitation of Prostitution / Forgery or Use of Drug Prescription / Fraud or Forgery Associated with Driver Records / Going Equipped for Stealing / Handling Stolen Goods / Making, Supplying or Possessing Articles for use i / Obscene Publications / Offender Management Act / Other Forgery / Other Notifiable Offences / Perjury / Perverting Course of Justice / Possession of False Documents / Profitting From or Concealing Proceeds of Crime / Soliciting for Prostitution / Threat or Possession With Intent to Commit Crimina / Wildlife Crime Possession of Weapons: Other Firearm Offences / Possession of Firearm with Intent / Possession of Firearms Offences / Possession of Other Weapon / Possession of Article with Blade or Point

Drug use statistics for adults and young people from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Source agency: Home Office

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Drug misuse declared

London Street-Level Crime Data (2024)

This dataset provides street-level crime data reported by the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police from January to December 2024, sourced from the UK Government's open data portal data.police.uk.

It includes detailed records of crimes by type, location, police force, and outcome category, covering the entire London region.

📁 Features (9 Columns)

• Crime ID: Unique identifier for the crime report
• Month: Reporting month in YYYY-MM format
• Reported by: Police force (Metropolitan / City of London)
• Crime type: Category of crime (e.g., drugs, burglary)
• Last outcome category: Case outcome (e.g., investigation complete)
• LSOA name: Lower Super Output Area (small local area)
• Location: Approximate street or landmark
• Latitude, Longitude: Coordinates for mapping

🧠 Suggested Use Cases

• Create interactive crime heatmaps of London
• Analyse trends in crime types over time
• Compare borough-level crime levels
• Build predictive models to forecast crime volume
• Cluster high-crime zones using spatial ML

📌 Source

Original source: https://data.police.uk/data/

📄 License

This dataset is shared under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Attribution: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Compiled and cleaned by @rahulladhani to support open ML exploration and public safety insights 🔍

The Crime Survey for England and Wales, 2014-2015: Special Licence Access, Drug Use Module comprises data from the self-completion questionnaire module on drug use fielded within the CSEW 2014-2015. Prospective users should also order the main survey (SN 7889).

Documentation
Please see the main CSEW 2014-2015 documentation, held under SN 7889. The drug use module is included within the main questionnaire.