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Drug offences by police force area, England and Wales

Official statistics, not accredited

Drug offences recorded by each police force in England and Wales in the latest year and the year before, from the ONS's police force area tables. Most follow police action, such as stop and search, rather than a report from the public.

England and Wales

225,118

Year ending June 2026

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC
Drug offences by police force area, England and Wales
  • Year ending June 2026
  • Year ending June 2025
020k40k60kMetropolitan Police50,73951,567Greater Manchester19,17716,884Merseyside13,44513,112West Yorkshire10,6339,150West Midlands9,8208,645Thames Valley7,4277,498Essex6,9366,354Kent6,8406,733Hampshire6,7496,344South Yorkshire5,2415,704Sussex4,8864,831Lancashire4,4783,902Cheshire4,2993,830Derbyshire3,9133,100Hertfordshire3,7672,336Nottinghamshire3,7324,110South Wales3,7284,343Northumbria3,6204,768British Transport Police3,5943,471Avon and Somerset3,5473,323Cambridgeshire3,2661,761Staffordshire3,2602,963Devon and Cornwall3,1024,567Surrey3,0933,252Leicestershire2,9662,883Cleveland2,9432,967Humberside2,8432,613Bedfordshire2,4421,798West Mercia2,3562,103Northamptonshire2,2532,879North Wales2,0011,602Norfolk1,9932,049Cumbria1,8711,973Gwent1,7301,856North Yorkshire1,6391,461Dyfed-Powys1,5981,833Dorset1,5021,260Suffolk1,4751,508Durham1,3791,530Wiltshire1,3331,290Lincolnshire1,0931,327Gloucestershire9321,209Warwickshire9291,135London, City of548525

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

56 rows

AreaYear ending June 2026Year ending June 2025
Metropolitan Police E2300000150,73951,567
Greater Manchester E2300000519,17716,884
Merseyside E2300000413,44513,112
West Yorkshire E2300001010,6339,150
West Midlands E230000149,8208,645
Thames Valley E230000297,4277,498
Essex E230000286,9366,354
Kent E230000326,8406,733
Hampshire E230000306,7496,344
South Yorkshire E230000115,2415,704
Sussex E230000334,8864,831
Lancashire E230000034,4783,902
Cheshire E230000064,2993,830
Derbyshire E230000183,9133,100
Hertfordshire E230000273,7672,336
Nottinghamshire E230000193,7324,110
South Wales W150000033,7284,343
Northumbria E230000073,6204,768
British Transport Police3,5943,471
Avon and Somerset E230000363,5473,323
Cambridgeshire E230000233,2661,761
Staffordshire E230000153,2602,963
Devon and Cornwall E230000353,1024,567
Surrey E230000313,0933,252
Leicestershire E230000212,9662,883
Cleveland E230000132,9432,967
Humberside E230000122,8432,613
Bedfordshire E230000262,4421,798
West Mercia E230000162,3562,103
Northamptonshire E230000222,2532,879
North Wales W150000012,0011,602
Norfolk E230000241,9932,049
Cumbria E230000021,8711,973
Gwent W150000021,7301,856
North Yorkshire E230000091,6391,461
Dyfed-Powys W150000041,5981,833
Dorset E230000391,5021,260
Suffolk E230000251,4751,508
Durham E230000081,3791,530
Wiltshire E230000381,3331,290
Lincolnshire E230000201,0931,327
Gloucestershire E230000379321,209
Warwickshire E230000179291,135
London, City of E23000034548525
England and Wales225,118218,349
England212,467205,244
North East7,9429,265
North West43,27039,701
Yorkshire and The Humber20,35618,928
East Midlands13,95714,299
West Midlands16,36514,846
East of England19,87915,806
London51,28752,092
South East28,99528,658
South West10,41611,649
Wales9,0579,634

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Check it yourself
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
30 October 2026, 11:44 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC; 112 of 112 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedOffice for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:44:34Z; 3 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2563 of 3 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures112 of 112 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers112 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure112 of 112 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassONS edition is currentthe yearendingjune2026 edition counts at 2026-06-30, 122 days before retrieval (limit 200)
PassThe forces add up to their region or Wales, and the nations to England and Walesin 24 of 24 cases the forces of each region and of Wales, England's regions, and England, Wales and the British Transport Police sum to the whole within 0 (24 exactly)
PassThe hub's police-recorded-crime agrees2 of 2 figures match police-recorded-crime's record (England and Wales in the ONS's appendix table A5a)
PassSource page answershttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/policeforceareadatatables – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Counts exclude fraud and computer misuse, which Action Fraud records for every force, so the ONS gives no figure for them by force. Recorded crime reflects what is reported to the police and how they record it, which changes with recording practice.
  • The British Transport Police count in England and Wales's figure but in neither nation's, and hold no area. The chart leaves England and Wales, the nations and England's regions to the table, since they would dwarf every force.