Drug misuse statistics
This series examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year olds.
Examines the extent and trends in illicit drug use among a sample of 16 to 59 year old residents in households in England and Wales.
The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) including the Drug misuse statistics are being produced by the ONS from 2020 onwards. The latest release of the Drug misuse in England and Wales statistics can be accessed at: Drug misuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk). The latest Crime Survey for England and Wales can be accessed at: Crime Survey for England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk).
Documents
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2018 to 2019 CSEW
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2017 to 2018 CSEW
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2016 to 2017 CSEW
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW second edition
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW second edition
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2013 to 2014 CSEW second edition
- Drug misuse: findings from the 2012 to 2013 CSEW
- Drug misuse declared: findings from the 2011 to 2012 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (second edition)
- Drug Misuse Declared: findings from the 2010/11 British Crime survey, England and Wales
- Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey England and Wales
Data tables
Guidance
Last updated 9 December 2020 + show all updates
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Added text 'The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) including the Drug misuse statistics are being produced by the ONS from 2020 onwards. The latest release of the Drug misuse in England and Wales statistics can be accessed at: Drug misuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk). The latest Crime Survey for England and Wales can be accessed at: Crime Survey for England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk).'
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Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2018 to 2019 CSEW ’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.
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Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2017 to 2018 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.
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Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2016 to 2017 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.
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Updated ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW’.
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Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.
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Added 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW'.
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