Share of adults in England and Wales who have taken heroin, 2001-2024

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Juliette Gagliardi
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Jan 21, 2025

As of 2023/24, 0.3 percent of people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59 had used heroin at least once during their lifetime. This share fluctuated over the past two decades and hit the lowest amount in 2023/24. This statistic displays the share of adults in England and Wales who have taken heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2023/24.

Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2023/24

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Statistic: Proportion of 16 to 59-year-olds in England and Wales reporting use of heroin ever in their lifetime from 2001/02 to 2023/24

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Release date

December 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2024

Age group

16-59 years

Supplementary notes

Data for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 are not provided by the source.

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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