Number of arrests for drug offences in England and Wales 2015-2024
In 2023/24 there were approximately 58,275 arrests for drug offences in England and Wales, compared with 60,705 in the previous year.
Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2024). Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24." Chart. September 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2024). Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Persons Arrested for Drug Offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2023/24 [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/