Drugs: Crime

(asked on 6th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of drug misuse crime.


Answered by
Sarah Jones Portrait
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 15th January 2026

The ONS publishes data from Crime Survey in England and Wales on the extent and trends of illicit drug use and it can be found here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/drugmisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtable

The Home Office publishes police recorded crime data for trafficking of drugs and possession of drugs and it can be found here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtables/yearendingjune2025/crimeinenglandandwalesappendixtablesyejun2025final.xlsx

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