Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2024/25

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Release date

November 2025

Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2025

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This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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Number of arrests for drug offences in England and Wales 2015-2025

Published by D. Clark, Nov 28, 2025

In 2024/25 there were over 62,000 arrests for drug offences in England and Wales, compared with almost 59,000 in the previous year.

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