London had 5,691 drug seizures per million inhabitants in 2020/21, the highest of any region in England and Wales. East England and North East England had the second and third highest rates at 4,011 and 3,825 respectively.
Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region
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UK Home Office. (February 4, 2022). Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/
UK Home Office. "Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region." Chart. February 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/
UK Home Office. (2022). Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/
UK Home Office. "Number of Drug Seizures per Million Population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/
UK Home Office, Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of drug seizures per million population in England and Wales in 2020/21, by region [Graph], UK Home Office, February 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/311688/police-seizures-drugs-england-and-wales-uk-by-region/