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Drugs: Crime

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 103407

The question

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

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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