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National Statistics: Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023

Home Office

March 5
10:35 2024

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The data relate to all drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. The number and quantity of seizures made can be affected by police and Border Force activity and changes in recording practices, as well as changes in the drugs market. Therefore, the number and quantity of drug seizures each year should not be taken as an indicator of drug prevalence in England and Wales.

If you have any comments about this release please contact us atdrugseizures.datacollection@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Further information

Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide

Home Office statisticians are committed to regularly reviewing the usefulness, clarity and accessibility of the statistics that we publish under theCode of Practice for Statistics.

Published 18 January 2024
Last updated 5 March 2024 +show all updates
  1. Amendment to 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023: data tables' - The number of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue seizures made by Border Force in 2017 to 2018 was missing from Appendix Table 3. This has now been corrected.

  2. First published.

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