This statistic shows the size of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18. The majority of such seizures were of amounts less than one gram. There were, however, seven seizures of between 10 and 100 kilograms. There were a total of 7,372 heroin seizures over this twelve month period.
Number of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by amount*
*In 2016/17 Kent were unable to supply reliable estimates. Imputation methods have been used to estimate the 2016/17 data for this force.
Includes seizures made by British Transport Police (BTP).
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (November 8, 2018). Number of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by amount* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311556/police-seizures-of-heroin-england-and-wales-uk-by-amount/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by amount*." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311556/police-seizures-of-heroin-england-and-wales-uk-by-amount/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2018). Number of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by amount*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311556/police-seizures-of-heroin-england-and-wales-uk-by-amount/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Heroin Seizures by Police Forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by Amount*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311556/police-seizures-of-heroin-england-and-wales-uk-by-amount/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of heroin seizures by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18, by amount* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311556/police-seizures-of-heroin-england-and-wales-uk-by-amount/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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