Main Site Contents Crime Reduction Strategy Crime Prevention Toolkits Discussion Forum Crime Reduction Front Page Knowledgebase Crimes of Dependency or Intoxication Statistics on drug-related offences are not collected by the Home Office.
Estimates vary concerning the size and volume of drug related offending.
Research carried out on behalf of the Home Office shows strong associations between drug use and certain types of crime, especially acquisitive crimes such as burglary of dwellings and shoplifting and indicates that perhaps a third of acquisitive crime is linked with drug use. To Build A Better Britain, noted that many police forces estimate that half of all recorded crime has some drug related element to it. A general overview of drugs in the U.K. can be found on the Drugscope website. A factual and Statistical Analysis.