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Alcohol and drug statistics

This series brings together all documents relating to alcohol and drug statistics.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 28 August 2013
• Last updated: 12 February 2026
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  1. 12 February 2026

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2025' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  2. 16 January 2025

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2024', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  3. 24 October 2024

     Added 'Alcohol licensing, England and Wales, April 2023 to March 2024' and updated 'Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide'.

  4. 18 January 2024

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  5. 20 April 2023

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2022', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  6. 13 October 2022

     Added 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2022' and updated 'Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide'.

  7. 3 February 2022

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  8. 8 January 2021

     'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2020' has been amended.

  9. 9 December 2020

     Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2020', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  10. 7 January 2020

      'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2019' has been updated to a second edition.

  11. 5 December 2019

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2019', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  12. 19 September 2019

      Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2018 to 2019 CSEW ’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’

  13. 28 March 2019

      Updated 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2018 '.

  14. 8 November 2018

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2018', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  15. 25 October 2018

      Added 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2018', updated 'Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide'.

  16. 26 July 2018

      Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2017 to 2018 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.

  17. 9 November 2017

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  18. 19 October 2017

      Added 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2017', updated 'Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide'.

  19. 27 July 2017

      Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2016 to 2017 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.

  20. 17 November 2016

      Updated ‘Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016’ and ‘Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016:data tables’.

  21. 3 November 2016

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016', updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide' and 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW'.

  22. 29 September 2016

      Added ’Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016’ and ‘Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016: data tables’, updated ‘Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide’.

  23. 28 July 2016

      Added ‘Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW’, updated ‘User guide to drug misuse statistics’.

  24. 5 November 2015

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015' and updated 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  25. 23 July 2015

      Added 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW'.

  26. 11 December 2014

      Added 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2014' and 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2014: data tables', updated 'Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide'.

  27. 30 October 2014

      Added 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014' and 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide'.

  28. 13 November 2013

      Added 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2013'.

  29. 28 August 2013

      First published.

Statistics on alcohol licensing and drug seizures and misuse.

Documents

• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2025
  • 12 February 2026
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2024
  • 18 December 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol licensing, England and Wales, April 2023 to March 2024
  • 24 October 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2023
  • 10 December 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2022
  • 5 July 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2022
  • 13 October 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021
  • 4 February 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2019 second edition
  • 4 March 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2018 to 2019 CSEW
  • 19 September 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2018
  • 28 March 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2018
  • 8 November 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2017 to 2018 CSEW
  • 26 July 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2017
  • 9 November 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2017
  • 19 October 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2016 to 2017 CSEW
  • 27 July 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016
  • 3 November 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016
  • 17 November 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2015 to 2016 CSEW second edition
  • 3 November 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2015
  • 5 November 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW second edition
  • 23 September 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2014
  • 11 December 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2014
  • 30 October 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2013 to 2014 CSEW second edition
  • 15 August 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2013
  • 14 November 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2013
  • 31 October 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse: findings from the 2012 to 2013 CSEW
  • 25 July 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12 supplementary tables
  • 22 November 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2011 to 2012: second edition
  • 15 November 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12
  • 25 October 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug misuse declared: findings from the 2011 to 2012 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) (second edition)
  • 27 September 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug intervention programme: main grants for drug action teams from 2007 / 08 onwards
  • 13 July 2012
  • Transparency data
• Annual returns completion note
  • 10 July 2012
  • Research and analysis
• Annual Statistical Returns form for both Narcotic and Psychotropic controlled drugs
  • 10 July 2012
  • Official Statistics
• 2011 Norephedrine annual return
  • 18 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Pseudoephedrine (Raw materials) annual return
  • 18 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 3-4 Methylenedioxy-phenylpropan-2-one (PMK) annual return
  • 18 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Piperonal annual return
  • 18 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Lysergic acid annual returns
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Safrole annual return
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Ergometrine annual returns
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Ephedrine annual returns (preparations)
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 Pseudoephedrine (preparations) annual return
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 1-phenyl-2-propanone (BMK) annual return
  • 17 January 2012
  • Official Statistics
• 2011 Potassium permanganate annual return
  • 17 January 2012
  • Research and analysis
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2010 to 2011
  • 10 November 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug Misuse Declared: findings from the 2010/11 British Crime survey, England and Wales
  • 28 July 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• 2010 Ergotamine annual returns
  • 29 December 2010
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 narcotics annual return
  • 29 December 2010
  • Research and analysis
• 2011 narcotics annual return
  • 23 December 2010
  • Official Statistics
• Drug Misusing Offenders: results from the 2009 cohort for England and Wales
  • 1 December 2010
  • Official Statistics
• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2009 to 2010
  • 28 October 2010
  • Accredited official statistics
• Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2009/10 British Crime Survey England and Wales
  • 22 July 2010
  • Accredited official statistics
• Annual returns 2009: psychotropics
  • 22 December 2009
  • Research and analysis
• Annual returns 2009: narcotics
  • 22 December 2009
  • Research and analysis

Data tables

• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016: data tables
  • 17 November 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for Drug misuse: findings from the 2014 to 2015 CSEW
  • 23 July 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2014: data tables
  • 11 December 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2013 to 2014 CSEW'
  • 24 July 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2013'
  • 14 November 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2013'
  • 31 October 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Drug misuse: findings from the 2012 to 2013 CSEW'
  • 28 August 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12'
  • 25 October 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• Tables for 'Drug misuse declared: findings from the 2011 to 2012 Crime Survey for England and Wales'
  • 26 July 2012
  • Accredited official statistics

Guidance

• Seizures of drugs in England and Wales: user guide
  • 12 February 2026
  • Guidance
• Home Office alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics: user guide
  • 24 October 2024
  • Guidance
• User guide to drug misuse statistics
  • 19 September 2019
  • Guidance