Drug offences in Wales increased to 11,294 in 2020/21, compared with 9,682 in the previous year. In 2021/22, this type of offence fell to its lowest figure since 2017/18, at 8,457 offences.
Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22
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Statistics on Wales
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Economic Indicators
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- Basic Statistic GDP of Wales 1998-2020
- Premium Statistic GDP growth in Wales 1999-2020
- Premium Statistic GDP per capita Wales 1998-2020
- Premium Statistic GDP of Wales 2020, by local area
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- Basic Statistic Number of seats won in Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) elections 1999-2021
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Crime
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- Basic Statistic Number of homicide offences in Wales 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of theft offences in Wales 2015-2022
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- Premium Statistic Number of drug offences in Wales 2015-2022
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Education
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 21, 2022). Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Drug Offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Number of drug offences in Wales from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382798/drug-offences-in-wales/